If God, why coronavirus?

The coronavirus is so called because it visibly resembles a crown (corona in Latin).

A crown is a symbol of power and authority – and certainly this virus has colossal power over us humans. It is invisible to the naked eye, and yet just think about what it has forced many millions – indeed, billions – of us to do and not do.

It also forcibly reminds us of our vulnerability. It is easy to forget that we humans are mortal. The coronavirus is evidence that both our relationship with creation and creation’s relationship with us are disordered; and that this is not an accident.