The fear of the L ORD is pure, enduring forever. The statutes of the L ORD are true, all of them just; More desirable than gold, than a hoard of purest gold, Sweeter also than honey or drippings from the comb. (Psalm 19:10-11) John, Chapter 12, verse 14-15: 14 Jesus found an ass and sat upon it, as is written: 15 “ Fear no more, O daughter Zion; see, your king comes, seated upon an ass’s colt.” This verse is referring to our Lord entrance into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday when the people acknowledged Christ as the Messiah. The daughter of Zion is a term used by the prophet Zachariah for Jerusalem and according to eastern traditions Kings traditionally rode on donkeys rather than horses. Another symbol of Christ’s entrance into Jerusalem is that of the Prince of Peace: He rode in on a donkey rather than a war horse into a city whose name means peace. According to Deut. 17:15 it was forbidden for a King of Israel to acquire horses. Based on that prohibition, the Isra
This blog is based on references in the Bible to fear. God wills that we “BE NOT AFRAID”. Many theologians state that the eighth deadly sin is fear. It is fear and its natural animal reaction to fight or flight that is the root cause of our failings to create a Kingdom of God on earth. By “the power of the Holy Spirit” we can be witnesses and “communicators” of a new and redeemed humanity “even to the ends of the earth” (Acts 1:7 8). This blog is dedicated to Mary the Mother of God.