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Ultimately, God condemns fear, for it denies him. As head usher at our church, I am responsible for the safety of attendees at Mass, the priests, the choir and the faithful. Now and then we receive security warnings for DC area Christian institutions, of which the Catholic Church is the most visible. We practice vigilance. The thought creeps in of what I would do were there an attack. All hesitation disperses with a simple glance upon the Cross. | Ultimately, God condemns fear, for it denies him. As head usher at our church, I am responsible for the safety of attendees at Mass, the priests, the choir and the faithful. Now and then we receive security warnings for DC area Christian institutions, of which the Catholic Church is the most visible. We practice vigilance. The thought creeps in of what I would do were there an attack. All hesitation disperses with a simple glance upon the Cross. (Yes, my protestant friends, Christ was crucified.) | ||
Fear itself is not sinful. Like the pain signals in our nervous system, our minds and bodies are hard-wired with fear, as it is a necessary trigger and motivation behind self-preservation. To be sinful, and act must be willful. | |||
"when, caught in a violent thunderstorm on July 2, 1505, he made a vow to God, through the intercession of Saint Ann, that he would become a monk if saved from death." | |||
https://catholicinsight.com/luthers-re-formation/ | |||