Devotions Archive Archive: 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 Search Archive Print This Article 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 "; Add      Edit    Delete