fear of God

So many things and so much of life is acutely dangerous, tragedies like the war in Ukraine and the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. And yet, Chris Sparks notes, the whole of Scripture can be read as one, long ringing summons to move by faith beyond fear.

“Do not be conquered by evil but conquer evil with good” (Rom 12:21). Our Lady is the Mother of Mercy, not a mother of ruthlessness; the Queen of Martyrs, not the queen who does “whatever it takes,” including evil, in the name of obtaining some lesser good.

Yes, we walk through the valley of the shadow of death these days. But then again, as C.S. Lewis pointed out decades ago, we've always walked through the valley of the shadow of death, and faith in Jesus, Divine Mercy Incarnate, permits us to fear no evil.

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