Word for the Week

Some Christian perspectives on a pandemic

Week beginning: 22nd March, 2020 | By Dominic Hughes | London

"He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain."

Isaiah 53:3 (NIV)

"Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing at the centre of the throne…"
Revelation 5:6 (NIV)

The COVID-19 pandemic is having a massive effect on society. The medical issues it raises – especially for the vulnerable – are obvious.