One of the things we can do as Christians in this time of economic and social distress is to help people find their true identity in in Christ. The second thing we can do is to help people find healing, especially amid social disruptions.

Friend, do not fear. However the world mistreats you and misuses you, however uncertain the future is, whatever people think of you, however people undervalue you, YOU ARE PRECIOUS TO GOD. He will not let you go. He will not think of you as unworthy or unneeded.

朋友，不要害怕。无论你受到任何的无礼对待与不公，无论你的未来是如何的不确定，无论人们对你的看法是如何，无论人们如何的轻看你，你都是上帝的宝贝。祂不会离开你。祂不会认为你是不配的或你是不需要的。

自从我们的国家诞生至今，上帝就没有施于祂的信实予我们吗？难道祂的怜悯和恩典没有使我们繁荣昌盛吗？难道祂那坚定不移的爱没有给予我们前任和现任领导人智慧和远见来领导我们吗？现在当我们谦卑地为国家领导人和新加坡祈祷时，难道祂不会继续施于祂的怜悯与恩典吗？

Has not God been faithful to us since the time we were birthed as a nation? Has not His mercy and grace been upon us to prosper us to what we have become today? Has He not in His steadfast love given our early and current leaders wisdom and foresight to lead us and will He not continue to do so as we humble ourselves and pray for our national leaders and for Singapore?

在这段时间，我希望我们会记住如何使用神给我们的智慧。当我们认识到这是堕落世界的状态以及这是邪恶的日子时，我们必将更要小心谨慎地生活。

I hope that we will remember to apply Godly wisdom in this season. As we recognize the nature of this fallen world and that the days are evil, we will be careful and wise with all of life.

My prayer is that we continue in this spirit of servanthood even after the crisis is long over, and the Methodist legacy to our country is one of standing together with our neighbours as we continue to build a community that glorifies God.

很多事情都能靠祷告来实现。凡事靠祷告，倾听阿爸父的话语。让我们行使祂的旨意，应该是我们的第一反应（而不是在万不得已），也不敷衍了事。

Much can be accomplished in and after praying. The privilege of praying, of listening to Abba Father to align ourselves to His will, should be our first response (not as a last resort) and never perfunctory.