WHEREAS, The coronavirus pandemic is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease (COVID-19); and
WHEREAS, There have been more than 175 million confirmed cases, with more than 3.78 million confirmed deaths attributed to COVID- 19, making it one of the deadliest pandemics in history; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, The messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention meeting in Nashville, Tennessee, June 15-16, 2021, mourn the lives lost to this disease, awaiting the day when “Death will be no more; grief, crying, and pain will be no more, because the previous things have passed away” (Revelation 21:4).