Who knows how long I'll be stuck on the festival of preachers...probably a while since I have no classes at the moment. As some of you know, I didn't have a great experience, but it was an experience that shaped and affected me quite a bit.
So, one sermon we heard (from a professional preacher) was about God's commandments, how in spite of the ten commandments and various permutations of them in other parts of the bible, the most oft repeated command in the bible is "do not be afraid". I don't have the time, or energy to fact check that, so I'll let it slide as truth. Do Not Be Afraid.
There is a lot in the world to fear, shootings of congresspeople, the fact that it's been a year and people have stopped talking about Haiti in spite of the clean up that still needs to be done, wars between nations that have gone on for decades, parents not vaccinating their children, the AIDS epidemic all around the world, flooding in Australia. The list could probably go on forever. This world has a lot to fear, yet over and over again, God commands us Do Not Be Afraid
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