We have it easy. Let’s face it. How many of us have to sacrifice to go to Mass? Do we risk our lives? Do we risk jail time or fines? Here in Stevens County, WalMart is farther away than Mass. So how much are we willing to put up with to go to Mass? Would you be willing to go to mass if the government said, “No, you can’t”? Remember, Keep Holy the Sabbath doesn’t come with an exemption clause for any little thing. Covid is real. No argument there. Ultimately, we will all go to meet Our Lord Covid or no Covid. Is our love for Him strong enough to keep us with Him? Or does fear of death scare us away? What do we tell Our Lord then – “I was afraid of dying even though I knew it would happen no matter how hard I tried?” Hope and comfort have a name, Jesus Christ. If you are afraid, ask Our Lord for help. Spend time in prayer with Him and ask Him to help you increase your love for Him. Go to confession. This sacrament returns us to a state of grace. If we are in a state of grace, heaven awaits and we have nothing to fear. Yes, death scares people. But I recall Blessed Ciara Badano who never saw her 25th birthday. Ciara died of cancer at the age of 19. She told her mother to bury her in a wedding gown because she was going to meet her bridegroom, Jesus Christ. As I’m sure you have heard me say Christ should change who we are, what we value and how we think.