Tuesday 26 May 2020

What is the current value of R?

As I watched the video that we're going to be using in today's midday prayers I couldn't help my mind going to 'R'.

If you're reading this somewhere other than the UK, or at some point in the future, you may wonder what 'R' is. But if you're living in the UK at this time, we've heard so much about 'R'. 'R' is what the scientists are calling the current Rate of Infection for the coronavirus. If R = 2 then each person who has the virus, on average, infects 2 others, who each go on to infect 2 others etc. To control the virus you need the value of R to be less than 1, as then the number of cases begins to fall.

In this video, Archbishop John Sentamu talks about how last year he was praying for five people to come to know Jesus. Some of those people did, and they, in turn, went on to pray for five more. Imagine the impact if the five people you are praying for, all chose to follow Jesus and they, in turn, prayed for five more ...


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