Change through challenging times is an important part of what it means to walk with God. As the Serenity prayer instructs us, "hardship is the pathway to peace."
One of the reasons hardship leads to peace is that there's a significant part of that path where we're disoriented and uncertain about the terrain on which we're travelling. It's along this section of the road that faith is built, that is, peace with God. Covid 19 has been such a roadway for the church.