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Do not be afraid

Friday, December 20, 2002

Luke 1:26-38
30) Then the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God."

On dark days short of sun
Strange thoughts lurk
Nearer the surface of my mind

Days are short in December
And emotions are long
They fly high and plunge deep
Finding usually unvisited corners of my inner life

What fears can Satan cheat me with?
A dark closet, wind-whipped plain, empty, alone ...
Lost

Panic rises on my chest
Heat fills my head
My eyes bulge with blood
Muscle emptied, spastic, rushing with crazy adrenalin

It is then,
Unmistakable in my ear,
I need the angel's voice
As have all of us ...


When I look back on all the worries, I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which never happened. - Winston Churchill



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