Peace

I don’t think of myself as a worrier, but it’s hard not to feel a little nervous as this pandemic panic keeps rising (Tom & Rita? My favorite Jazz players? All the college campuses? All of Italy?). I keep waiting for it to all calm down and someone to tell us life is fine and back to normal, but I feel like the opposite keeps happening. So then I’m flooded with questions like, do I have enough food to feed my family if all the grocery stores shut down? Do I have cash if my credit cards stop working? I mean, these seem like extreme scenarios, but who knows? Gratefully, I can’t seem to shake a phrase that just keeps repeating over and over in my head, “God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” (2 Timothy 1:7). Every time I think of this, I feel overwhelming peace that it will all be okay. I don’t need to fill my heart with fear, but with love and peace instead. I hope you feel the same 💛