O Lord, my God, in you I take refuge. (Psalm 7:2a)

In the story of the Storm on the Lake, the disciples cry out in fear, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?” Yesterday, in the midst of the torment of the Covid-19 virus, Pope Francis, in his apostolic blessing Urbi et Orbi, invited the world to take refuge in the Lord who indeed cares for us.

As Pope Francis said: “We have realized that we are on the same boat.” How many people every day are exercising patience and offering hope, taking care to sow not panic but a shared responsibility. How many fathers, mothers, grandparents and teachers are showing our children, in small everyday gestures, how to face up to and navigate a crisis by adjusting their routines, lifting their gaze and fostering prayer. How many are praying, offering and interceding for the good of all. Prayer and quiet service: these are our victorious weapons. Like the disciples, we will experience that with Christ on board there will be no shipwreck. He brings serenity into our storms, because with God life never dies."