Do Not Be Afraid

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Don't be afraid. We say it all the time to our kids as they try something for the first time, swimming, school, driving, leaving home. Don't be afraid, we're right here to walk you through this, Nothing bad is going to happen to you. This is a good thing, the next stage in your life.

In Matthew 28 the angel tells the women not to be afraid after they experience an earthquake that turns soldiers into quaking mounds on the ground. The angel, white as lightning is almost as frightening. And then, just a little while later, Jesus says the same thing. Don't be afraid. Your world is shaken, your perceptions stretched to the limit,  everything is off kilter because dead men aren't supposed to get up, walk and talk.

And yet, Jesus calms their fears and sends them to tell.

On Easter Sunday we are going to celebrate the end of fear as we live into the resurrection story once more.