More and more people refer to the coronavirus as the "invisible enemy." Truly the coronavirus is an invisible enemy that not only threatens but kills. We have come to realize recently how unprepared all of us were and still are. Desperate efforts are being made by the top scientists in the country to invent or discover new vaccines to combat it, while the government is taking draconian measures to protect the populace. Combating the coronavirus is called a war, a war that we need to win.

There is this saying that there is "always something good that comes out of something bad." I am not quite sure that everyone subscribes to this saying, however, I keep thinking of what happened to my parents and family during the civil war in Greece which ensued immediately following World War II. I recall as a child how devastated my family was and the impact that had on all of us.But as some of you who know the story, the bombing of our house eventually led us to America. And instead of the destruction of our family, by the grace of God, the family was saved. Something good coming out of something bad.

In the beginning, to speak of the prayer of Jesus, I invoke the aid of the All-Good and Almighty Jesus that He may assist my dullness. At the beginning to speak of the prayer of Jesus, I recall the righteous Symeon's utterance concerning the Lord: "Behold, this Child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against" (St. Luke 2:34).

O Lord, hear my prayer, lend Your ear to my supplication in Your truth, and in Your justice hear me. And do not enter into judgment with Your servant, for in Your sight, no living person can be justified. For the enemy has persecuted my soul, and has brought my life down to the ground. He has forced me to live in the darkness like those dead for centuries, and my spirit is in anguish, my heart within me is troubled. I reminisced the days of old, I meditated on all Your works, on all the creations of Your hands did I contemplate.

He Who dwells under the shadow of the Most High, shall abide under the shelter of the God of Heaven. He will say to the Lord: "You are my support and my refuge, O my God: in Him, I shall put my trust." For He will deliver you from the hunter's snare, and from every troublesome slander. With His broad shoulders, He shall overshadow you, and under His wings, you shall rest secure; His truth shall cover you like a shield. You shall not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day; nor the thing that lurks about in the darkness, nor any calamity or the evil spirit at noon.