Be Very, Very, Afraid!

Aren't you afraid? Be afraid, be very, very afraid, of those trying to make you afraid. At every turn politicians, bureaucrats, and media personalities, and way too often preachers, want us to be afraid. Campaign ads spin narratives of fear. The Bush administration wants us to be very afraid of economic doom--so much so that even simple provisions the limit corporate big wigs their multi-million dollar bonuses are taboo.

And we buy it hook-line-and sinker. I fail to understand why American Christians are so anemic in this regard.

Over and over in the scriptures we find the admonition, "do not be afraid." I was especially thinking of John 14 "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid."

A people wrapped up in fear are a people easily manipulated and controlled.

Let us just say no to fear. Let us not be deceived by fear peddlers.