From Trustful Surrender to Divine Providence: The Secret of Peace and Happiness by Fr. Jean Baptiste Saint-Jure and St. Claude de la Colombière
To go one step further into the mysterious Providence of God’s will, we ought to accept His will in all public calamities, such as war, famine and pestilence (like Covid!).
We ought to revere and adore His judgments with “deep humility in the firm belief that, however severe they may seem, the God of infinite goodness would not send such disasters unless some great good were to result from them.
Consider how many souls may be saved through tribulation which would otherwise be lost, how many persons through affliction are converted to God and die with sincere repentance for their sins. What may appear as a scourge and punishment is often a sign of great grace and mercy” (42-3).
In the end, if one more soul got to Heaven because of Covid than if it had never happened, it was worth it, right? From the perspective of eternity, we can say “yes!”
Prodigal Catholic 