I like the fact that churches are
being proactive with their congregation against this Ebola virus. Yesterday at
my church, a doctor took the pulpit to tell us what the Ebola virus is and the
preventative measures we can take to protect ourselves.
I think this was very
cool because the fear in town is leading people to do silly things which could
actually make matters worse. Take for example the salt rumor of last week which
saw many people bathing with salt and even drinking salt water and about 20
people were admitted in the hospital at Jos for excessive salt consumption.
My church also took positive
measures as regards our communion which now comes in covered,compact packages
as opposed to the usual open cups and wafer we used to take.
The Catholic Archdiocese
of Abuja also announced new procedures for worshipers at Masses to check
likely spread of the Ebola virus.The procedures include giving the
Holy Communion on the palm of the faithful as against placing it on the tongue
of the recipient. Another change in the church’s practice was the stoppage of
hand shake by worshippers done during consecration of the Holy Communion as
sign of peace.
Special prayers have also been
declared as a spiritual measure but lets also not forget the physical measures
we need to take like washing our hands regularly, using hand sanitizers, making
sure our meat is cooked thoroughly and washing fruits and vegetables properly.
May God continue to protect and keep us from evil in any form or manner.
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