Although the 2 Corinthians 4 text is quoted at length within the cartoon it helps to see the whole thing here.

Although it took a while to draw*, this piece came fairly quickly to me when I heard someone at our local church talking about signing up to become 'flu-friends' and assist collecting Tamiflu in the local community when people are incapacitated.

From a Christian point of view this leads directly into parallels with what Jesus did in coming to this world with a cure for our greatest ailment. The text in 2 Corinthians 4 is great as well because it combines the rescue mission of Jesus with our own weary efforts at making a difference.

In particular my heart goes out to Akik, Mike, Andy and the Stovell gang. I hope that this is a useful piece for your efforts.

*and also it is worth noting that this is the first cartoon for many years that I have produced virtually 1:1 ratio. I used a 0.05 pen to ink it initially.

Tags: Swine flu, Redemption, Jesus, Friendship, Evangelism, Death