We Can’t Will Ourselves to Be Fearless
“It is very difficult not to be fearful. And I think there’s a reason that every spiritual tradition, and certainly the holy Bible itself, admonishes us not to be afraid again and again; it’s that fear is a great obstacle. It gets in our way. But we can’t will ourselves to be fearless. And so I think it’s good to be able to name the terror, to say, ‘What is terrifying you right now?'”
— Carl Magruder, 2020
Quaker hospice chaplain
Today’s Invitation
Name the fears you have right now.
This Week’s Query
What heals you?
What relationship do you try to cultivate with your own light and darkness?
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