YESThe last 12 months have seen fear and upheaval on a scale most of us never imagined. A deadly virus has crossed continents and infected tens of millions. The economy has crashed on a scale to make 2008 look like small fry. And a government with libertarian tendencies has imposed lockdowns that would usually cause a public uprising.
There are endless examples from history of what to expect in such times: from the Black Death to the Spanish flu, both interpretation and response were coloured by faith. In our own time, the bleakest scenarios, involving the breakdown of society, thankfully remain confined to the movies. But for many of us these have nonetheless been the toughest months we’ve ever experienced.