A Reflection for October: Be Not Afraid!
How often do you hear someone say ‘Don’t worry’? When I look at our world there are a lot of reasons why we might be worried. September is normally considered to be a month of new beginnings, fruitfulness and excitement. This year, we are faced with a lot of change and uncertainties. We do not know how the next 3 months will pan out, let alone the next year. Fear and anxiety is becoming as pandemic as Covid-19. Our concerns include what is happening in our schools and universities, whether we can take a holiday or not, approaching cold weather and flu season, climate change, antagonism between nations, Brexit, family issues and even the elections in the United States. We are uneasy and unsettled. Some use the expression - ‘I’m feeling hammered’. A hammer can be used to build or to break things up. What a hammer does is dependent on the person using it. It is similar when we face problems and difficulties. The key is in how we face and deal with them. We can let situations
