Second, Third & Fourth Responders In Abundance

We all know who the first responders for Covid-19 are. They're the incredible, relentless and utterly exhausted nurses, doctors, medical staff and emergency service teams. They wear at least six pairs of plastic gloves, face masks, multiple gowns and it takes them around five minutes to scrub up before coming into contact with a Covid-19 patient. We've all seen the videos of how drained these amazing people are, how they've all claimed to have never seen such a pandemic and absolutely see no end in sight for the curve to flatten.

But who are these second, third and fourth responders we're talking? Without giving particular order, since it'd be incredibly hard to based on immediate needs, these responders include:

Volunteers

Priests, pastors, rabbis, clergy leaders

Grocery store employees

Even though their roles come absolutely nowhere near towards the first responders front line role, these three categories of responders have proven their weight in gold during this pandemic.

Volunteers:
If a house bound (injury/invalid/elderly) person isn't receiving food from the volunteers, they'll die from malnutrition. If they don't receive their medication, they could die. If they don't hear a voice on the phone, their depression could lead to suicide.

Religious Leaders:
This is the time to pray, like we've never prayed before, to God. We don't know why we're having this pandemic, we don't know what God's master plan contains and the reason behind Covid-19. Only He does. How many social videos have you seen where religious leaders have stepped up their game? Facebook Live, Zoom prayer groups, WebEx prayer classes etc. It's in abundance. When we're in times of trouble, we pray and ask God for help. Without these religious leaders ensuring everyone's prayer-connected, it'd be an unthinkable gap in our lives.

Grocery Store Employees:
The answer to this is pretty obvious. Imagine if all the food stores closed down - nothing to eat, no toilet tissue, no hand sanitizer (not even dish washing liquid) - humans would be raiding stores, breaking down doors, smashing windows, barricading themselves into supermarkets, guns would be shooting, knifes would be cutting and the world would turn into horrific turmoil. In addition, these grocery store workers are coming into as much contact with humans as first responders. They're open targets for Covid-19, but it's their job, they need to earn a wage and are trying to still maintain a distance.

Please thank each and every one of them - whether they're a friend you can call, a relative you can @ tweet, a neighbor you can write a social post about. Thank them!