Shadows
Fears of the unreal.
Last night roaming the fields at dusk, shadow after shadow loomed at me. I jumped at each, startled and fearful. These false enemies, creating such a vulnerable feeling.
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This morning, walking these same fields, my eyes are clear and my back straight. The shadows are small. What were monsters are simply stacks of hay.
Lord, grant me clear vision as I face the shadows of the day. What I fear may be mirage.
– from the mountain
Consider:
Can my vision be clear?
Reading:
“Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is.” — German Proverb
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“Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world’s grief. Do justly, now. Love mercy, now. Walk humbly, now.” — The Talmud (Avot de-Rabbi Natan 31)
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“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me.” — Psalm 23:4 (KJV)
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