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GraceLife Church, Civil Disobedience & the Christian Persecution Complex
April 10, 2021
René Albert
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It is well past the one-year anniversary of our 2-week lockdown here in Alberta, Canada, and things are already appearing to be reverting back to where we started as we enter a third wave of the pandemic. In the wake of this, many businesses, retailers, restaurants, sports and entertainment venues as well as places of worship have been bending over backwards in order to comply to public health regulations as best as they can. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for all. As it turns out, a church denomination near the city of Edmonton has made headlines due to their non-compliance to government health regulations due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak.
My beloved Brothers and Sisters in the Lord,
As we celebrate this First and Holiest Divine Liturgy – the Mystical Supper – we are reminded of the journey through which we have passed this last year: loss of life, livelihood, disappointments at every turn, and we have yet to see the end of the pandemic. Yet, we march on. And through this Holy Week, we have now arrived at the Eucharist by which our Lord continues to enfold us within Himself.
In this Mystical Meal that the Lord shared with His Disciples, He transformed the “everlasting memorial”[ ] of the Passover Supper, which commemorates the liberation of Israel from Egypt, into the New Covenant of freedom between God and humanity.
A COVID-19 survivor reunited with the team of medical professionals who saved his life.
At one point, doctors at the Knapp Medical Center gave Jaime Peralez Jr. less than a 10% chance of survival, but he pulled through, and now he’s thanking them.
Peralez Jr. recalls the moment he left the hospital after his battle with the virus. After almost 40 days of fighting, he remembers putting his fist in the air as his family cheered. My fist in the air, it only meant one thing, Peralez Jr. said. I survived and beat COVID-19.
But his fight against the coronavirus wasn’t easy. He was sedated and intubated for almost a month; things weren’t looking good for him.