It is said that COVID-19 has things it likes, so-called, three Cs: closed spaces, crowded places, and close-contact. Being in a closed environment with poor ventilation, making close contact within one meter, or gathering in crowded spaces all help the virus spread. On the other hand, frequently washing hands, wearing a mask, and maintaining social distance make it much harder for the virus to spread. That is why COVID-19 dislikes handwashing, mask-wearing, and distancing. To prevent infection, we must avoid what the virus likes and practice what it dislikes. If we grow complacent, thinking, “It won’t happen to me,” and ignore the warnings from the government and the news, we could easily become the virus’s next target.
In our life of faith, there are also attitudes that Satan likes and that he dislikes. Satan delights in jealousy, envy, hatred, complaint, pride, and laziness. But he detests godliness, self-control, patience, love, unity, harmony, and humility. Whatever path we take is our own choice, but the outcomes are vastly different. Let us avoid what Satan likes and walk in the way he dislikes, so that we may arrive safely in the kingdom of heaven.