 Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Alhamdulillah, Lord of the worlds. Wassalatu wa salamu ala Sayyidina wa Habibina Muhammadin wa ahli baytah al-tayyibin al-tahireen. My dear brothers, sisters, friends, community members. As-salamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. This is a message of hope, inspiration, and calmness. We all know that we are going through a very difficult time. The outbreak of this pandemic, COVID-19. Many people are overwhelmed with fear and anxiety. But we have God. We have faith, strong faith in God. We have the Holy Quran, the best source of assurance, the best source of calmness and peace. God says in the Holy Quran, Those who say our Lord is God, they are connected to Him. They remain firm. They stand firm, steadfast. Angels are going to descend upon them with this beautiful message of assurance. God says in the Holy Quran, And then God says in the Quran, If God should touch you with a flexion, nobody can remove it from you except Him. And if you want to do good, And if God desires goodness for you, relief for you, Relaxation, then nobody can hold it back from you. So we believe in God. And we have to strengthen our relationship with God during these dire times and difficult times. We have to do two things nowadays. Number one, to strengthen our immune system, the physical system. This is necessary. To follow the instructions of the public health officials. To adhere to them. And the second thing is to strengthen our spiritual immune system through resorting to dua, the prayers, the Quran. What does Imam Ali say in Dua Qumail? You protected me against afflictions and calamities and disasters in my life. How often times you protected me against evil, against tragedies. So the same God is there. We have to have hope in Him. Do not be overwhelmed with fear. Fear and anxiety are very dangerous. Very dangerous and detrimental to your health. Be strong, follow the instructions and be always hopeful in God's mercy. Inna maa al-usri yusra. Inna maa al-usri yusra. With every difficulty there will be ease. And insha'Allah together with our unity and solidarity with each other, we can defeat this outbreak of this nasty disease. Wassalamu alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh.