“Fear not,” said the angel. “For unto you, a child will be born.”
You all know how the rest of it goes, right?
A tiny babe is born. His name? Emmanuel. God with Us. Jesus the Christ. The Messiah.
Hindsight tell us what a wondrous story unfolded after that visit. A baby born to a virgin. Unimaginable. Unpredictable. Unheard of.
How often have you been told “Don’t be afraid?” “Nothing’s going to hurt you.” “Everything will be alright.”
And yet fear held you in thrall.
I faced that more than once of late.
Conversations people wanted to have that have created anxiety.
Conversations people didn’t want to have that created a feeling of rejection.
Wondering what life will be like when my daughter is launched off into the world on her own a few short months from now. [Read more…]
