Some thoughts on being Afraid

Yesterday I wanted to write about Easter since we are only a little more than two weeks away from Easter. I read all four gospel accounts of Easter. In one account Jesus said Do not be afraid. Afraid is a feeling that something unpleasant is going to happen to you. Do not be afraid. Jesus said. What does fear mean? Fear is the human condition. To be afraid of so many things. Literally in every stage of life we are afraid. In babyhood we are afraid of strangers. In school we are afraid we will not get good grades. In high school we are afraid we will not get to go to college. Or that we will not get admission to a good college. In college we are afraid we will not get a good job. After we get a good job we are afraid we will not get married. After we get married we are afraid that we will not have kids. After we get kids we are afraid for our kids in everything we were afraid for ourselves. Will our kids be healthy walk talk run study well in school or do well in life. In our life we always have tons of things to be afraid of. Jesus after being resurrected said do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee. And there they will see me. Throughout the Bible God tells us don't be afraid. Then I decided to write about another Bible verse which is the do not fear in Isaiah. In that a verse that struck me yesterday was I am your God. Sometimes we feel due to trials, does God know what I am going through. Does God know me. When such fears assail us it is good to remember that God says I am your God. God is telling us we own God. God belongs to us. God is not some distant entity somehow connected to us. No. But God is my very own God. This thought ought to strengthen us.