Suffering Unmasks God and Humans

As Corona virus outbreak seems to be engulfing the entire human race one may wonder whether God has lost control of the universe? Or is He not caring for His creation which He created with much love, in His own image and likeness? Humanity is going through days of darkness, pain and affliction as Pope Francis says in his Urbi et Orbi prayer, “We find ourselves afraid and lost…caught off guard by unexpected, turbulent storm…all of us fragile and disoriented…”. Hence hoping in the boundless mercy of God, he entrusts humanity to God. At this point, a penetrating look into the reality of our own self both as individual and as human family and into God will help us to renew our love and communion with God, redefine our identity and to practice a reverential approach (a stewardship) to others and creation