At The Crossroad Of Fear
While out on the trail around Lake Wilderness yesterday, I was listening to a Fr. Richard Rohr homily. He said something that hit me like a beam of light…
“Are there any other emotions in our country besides anger and fear?”
He went on to say that anger and fear are bottom-of-the-barrel motivators. Yes! I believe this. And I believe there is a better and more beautiful way—a way that is pure and holy and life-giving.
Politicians speak to our fears. That’s how they get our attention. I mean, think about it… really.
They speak to our fears and we listen. They tell us who to blame (the other party and their policies, other nations, other religions, certain groups of people, the “other”).
Having someone to blame converts our fear into something else: anger, hostility, outrage, hatred.
Of course, we all face fear. This is unavoidable. It is our reality.
It is a crossroad. And there is a choice to be made.
I can choose to go… Read More
