When Christ and COVID Collide

A person posted a meme in our FB group, saying, "Don't worry about Delta. I know the Alpha and the Omega." I get it; it's cute. It's Greeky.
It's also impulsive and unkind in light of friends dying and families suffering.

Personal Disclosure: I have been struggling with severe COVID for the past 30 days.

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Illustration of Inappropriateness

You're standing in the funeral parlor, and you say, "Don't worry about the Delta. I know the Alpha and the Omega." Facebook is not entirely dissimilar to a funeral parlor with millions of people struggling with various aspects of COVID.

Unnecessary Juxtaposition

Christ is real, and so is Delta. To over-spiritualize Christ and under-appreciate COVID is not wise, thoughtful, caring, and considerate.

Consider Your Audience

1. My COVID journey made me more aware of the dangers and consequences of COVID.
2. My friend, Jolene, just lost her mom due to COVID.
3. Michael, a pastor in Texas, lost his 20-something daughter.
4. My friend, Vicki, is wheelchair-bound and is struggling with whether she should take the vaccine, which could further compromise her body integrity.
5. Two more friends may lose their jobs if they are not vaccinated. Thus, they are working through the conscience issues.
6. A teen may lose her degree program if she does not get the vaccine.

Social Media Tips

1. Consider more social media responsibility if it applies to you.
2. Be quick to read and slow to post: if it's a good quote, it will be "good" two, four, or 24 hours from now.
3. Consider posting less on Facebook.
4. Steer away from trite cliches.
5. You don't see those you're posting to, what you post is in a crowd: consider the audience.
6. It makes us look unnecessarily foolish to the non-Christian. Let Christ be the offense, not our silly sloganeering.

I deleted the meme because it did not add value.