LION INTO DONKEY

We have nothing to fear, except fear itself. When in the grip of fear, it always takes the form of a ravenous beast, waiting around the next corner to attack and rend us asunder. Therefore, we hide, frozen in place, depression squeezing the very life out of us. Living on the Spiritual Basis, we no longer rely on our finite selves for strength, but on the Creative Life Force at the heart of everything. Living this way we are empowered, we turn the corner, often trembling and face fear, only to discover the lion we expected was a donkey. Living on the Spiritual Basis, we face fear with faith, enabling us to meet seeming calamity with serenity, in purpose. So the next time fear tries to exert its grip, pray for the strength to stride out in faith, meet the beast head on, and bring some carrots, donkeys like carrots.