I love to study the images of Christmas. This year a new image came to me; one I had not considered before, which really is the combination of two images I have studied many times.
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I have read these two poems numerous times in devotionals and online. I have never seen a copyright on them, but they are attributed to Ann Weems. The story I have heard is that she is a minister’s wife who lost her son to murder though I could not confirm that online. Here poems speak, however, to the heart many feel this time of year as they attempt to celebrate Christmas with a heavy heart. Perhaps she expresses your heart too.
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Most of us live our lives with some kind of fear. That’s probably uncontrollable to a great extent. We live in a very fearful world.
What would it be like to live your life apart from fear or with less fear?
Here are some points of understanding which can help us become less afraid of the unknown situations of life: