For the one who found out late and has forty years to reinterpret, this hands them a verse where God says fear not four different ways and then gives the reason, and shows that every clause in it is a thing God does and not one is a thing the frightened person is asked to produce.
ElianaFolk wisdom, women's voice
Messages
1 Peter 2:9
Made On Purpose
Doing My Mother's Hair
1 Peter 2:9
Ecclesiastes 4:10
Known And Safe
Booth Six and Thirty Years
Ecclesiastes 4:10
1 Samuel 16:7
Seeing Clearly
The Window at the Post Office
1 Samuel 16:7
Ephesians 2:10
Made On Purpose
The Good-Looking One
Ephesians 2:10
Matthew 20:34
Seeing Clearly
The Long Table at Lunch
Matthew 20:34
Psalm 46:1
Not Alone
What I Found Out About My Dad
Psalm 46:1
Hebrews 4:16
Known And Safe
The Woman Who Prays for Everybody
Hebrews 4:16
Isaiah 41:10
Not Alone
Forty Years and a Tuesday
Isaiah 41:10
Luke 15:17
Fully Met
My Own Birthday, and the Cake
Luke 15:17
John 21:17
Known And Safe
The Reunion and the Long Table
John 21:17
John 4:14
Fully Met
The Sanctuary After Everybody Left
John 4:14
Matthew 9:36
Seeing Clearly
Three Hundred Hands
Matthew 9:36
Psalm 145:16
Fully Met
The Potluck and the Foil Pan
Psalm 145:16
Lamentations 3:23
Not Alone
The Laundry Chute at County General
Lamentations 3:23
Numbers 6:24-26
Blessing My Children
The Fourteen Minutes to School
Numbers 6:24-26
2 Corinthians 10:5
A Renewed Mind
Twenty Minutes Before the Sermon
2 Corinthians 10:5
2 Corinthians 5:16
Seeing Clearly
My Brother-in-Law at the Table
2 Corinthians 5:16
Hebrews 8:12
A Renewed Mind
Three in the Morning in the Nursery
Hebrews 8:12
Deuteronomy 6:7
Blessing My Children
The First Fish and the Long Wait
Deuteronomy 6:7
Psalm 63:1
Fully Met
The Drive Home After the Shout
Psalm 63:1
2 Kings 6:17
Seeing Clearly
Triage at Two in the Morning
2 Kings 6:17
Nahum 1:7
Known And Safe
The Strong One
Nahum 1:7
Isaiah 43:4
Made On Purpose
The Sash in the Cedar Chest
Isaiah 43:4
Proverbs 22:6
Blessing My Children
Lane Five and the Long Walk Back
Proverbs 22:6
Romans 8:6
A Renewed Mind
Window Two, Mid-Transaction
Romans 8:6
3 John 1:4
Blessing My Children
The Folding Chairs at Graduation
3 John 1:4
2 Timothy 2:19
Known And Safe
The Counselor Who Hears Everyone
2 Timothy 2:19
Matthew 18:10
Blessing My Children
The Aunt at the Birthday Party
Matthew 18:10
Psalm 27:10
Not Alone
The Last Car in the Church Lot
Psalm 27:10
Psalm 139:2
Known And Safe
The Host Who Never Sits Down
Psalm 139:2
Isaiah 58:11
Fully Met
The Night Watch at the Warehouse
Isaiah 58:11
Genesis 48:16
Blessing My Children
The Grandfather at the Quinceanera
Genesis 48:16
Genesis 1:27
Made On Purpose
Shaving Before the Interview
Genesis 1:27
Psalm 33:15
Seeing Clearly
Number Sixty-Two, Window Three
Psalm 33:15
Zechariah 2:8
Made On Purpose
Stand Like This for the Camera
Zechariah 2:8
2 Corinthians 1:4
Not Alone
Chair Three, Three Days After
2 Corinthians 1:4
Colossians 3:2
A Renewed Mind
Line Six, Second Shift
Colossians 3:2
Jeremiah 1:5
Made On Purpose
The Coach's Ranking Sheet
Jeremiah 1:5
Psalm 56:8
Not Alone
The Kitchen Light at Four
Psalm 56:8
Mark 10:16
Blessing My Children
Behind the Backstop
Mark 10:16
Mark 10:21
Seeing Clearly
Forty-One Children and a Yellow Bus
Mark 10:21
2 Timothy 1:7
A Renewed Mind
The Front Row on Wednesday
2 Timothy 1:7
Philippians 4:19
Fully Met
The Study, and Every Book Answered
Philippians 4:19
Psalm 94:19
A Renewed Mind
Snapping Beans on the Porch
Psalm 94:19
Malachi 3:17
Made On Purpose
The Lane Beside the Blocks
Malachi 3:17
Psalm 19:14
A Renewed Mind
The Metronome and the Thing That Came
Psalm 19:14
Psalm 139:16
Made On Purpose
The Window Before the Doors Open
Psalm 139:16
Isaiah 26:3
A Renewed Mind
The Weather Is Not the House
Isaiah 26:3
Psalm 34:18
Not Alone
After Close, With the Chairs Up
Psalm 34:18
Psalm 8:2
Blessing My Children
Picture Day and a Comb
Psalm 8:2
Psalm 107:9
Fully Met
The Last One in the Canteen
Psalm 107:9
Isaiah 49:16
Made On Purpose
The Shoebox of School Pictures
Isaiah 49:16
Luke 12:7
Known And Safe
Everybody Follows Her and Nobody Sits With Her
Luke 12:7
Psalm 42:1
Fully Met
Four Hundred Miles and the Radio
Psalm 42:1
1 Corinthians 6:20
Made On Purpose
The Headshot for the Application
1 Corinthians 6:20
Romans 12:2
A Renewed Mind
The Third Pass Across the Field
Romans 12:2
John 6:35
Fully Met
Fourth Floor, Room Twelve
John 6:35
1 Corinthians 2:16
A Renewed Mind
Carrel Fourteen on the Third Floor
1 Corinthians 2:16
Luke 19:5
Seeing Clearly
Two Dollars of Anything You Want
Luke 19:5
1 Corinthians 13:12
Known And Safe
The Testimony That Is Five Years Old
1 Corinthians 13:12
Mark 8:24-25
Seeing Clearly
Not Much Gravy, Love
Mark 8:24-25
Psalm 103:12
A Renewed Mind
The Pier Before the Sun
Psalm 103:12
Hebrews 13:5
Not Alone
The Room I Have to Walk Past
Hebrews 13:5
Genesis 16:13
Seeing Clearly
The Reading Room Closes at Six
Genesis 16:13
Luke 2:52
Blessing My Children
Aisle Nine, Waiting to Pay
Luke 2:52
Galatians 4:9
Known And Safe
The Platform and the Green Room
Galatians 4:9
Psalm 8:5
Made On Purpose
Fitting Room Number Nine
Psalm 8:5
Jeremiah 17:10
Known And Safe
The Staff Room at Lunch
Jeremiah 17:10
John 1:48
Seeing Clearly
The Voice in the Drive-Through
John 1:48
Isaiah 43:7
Made On Purpose
The Wall of Graduation Photographs
Isaiah 43:7
Psalm 127:3
Blessing My Children
The Seven-Year-Old and the Hall Light
Psalm 127:3
John 4:29
Known And Safe
The Man Who Always Takes the Mic
John 4:29
Psalm 142:5
Not Alone
The Touchline, Three Days After
Psalm 142:5
Isaiah 43:1
Blessing My Children
The Brush Stops Halfway
Isaiah 43:1
Genesis 3:9
Known And Safe
The Men's Breakfast, Second Table
Genesis 3:9
Isaiah 54:13
Blessing My Children
The Drop-Off at the Middle School Dance
Isaiah 54:13
Philippians 4:8
A Renewed Mind
The Bakery at Five in the Morning
Philippians 4:8
Matthew 5:6
Fully Met
Two Days Without Saying Anything Out Loud
Matthew 5:6
Psalm 55:22
Not Alone
My Brother, and the Thing I Now Know
Psalm 55:22
Revelation 22:17
Fully Met
Room 412, and the Conference Ends Tomorrow
Revelation 22:17
Psalm 73:26
Not Alone
The Anniversary I Kept Anyway
Psalm 73:26
Isaiah 55:2
Fully Met
The Last Table Wiped Down
Isaiah 55:2
Proverbs 18:24
Not Alone
Deer Camp, the Second Night
Proverbs 18:24
Luke 10:33
Seeing Clearly
Counter Seat Four at the Truck Stop
Luke 10:33