Do not be afraid

חָנֵּנִי יי כִּי אֻמְלַל אָנִי רְפָאֵנִי יי כִּי נִבְהֲלוּ עֲצָמָי

Psalm 6:3

Around the word so many people are suffering, no only illnesses, also other tragedies. Circumstances that have caused fear. Fear of death, the current main concern among so many today. Perhaps, it is not the fear of the answer to: what is beyond this life? Rather caused by the pain of dying away from family and friends. Others with the fear of no been able to see them one more time and in many cases never be able to do the liturgies appropriate of their religious traditions. Fear about the future of those left behind. Just fear of the future. Would the next generations learn from our mistakes and avoid them? After all, although so often the words of George Santayana have been quoted, calling us to remember the past with the hope of preventing doing the same errors; over and over we have fallen into the same mistakes. Nevertheless, there is hope. Do not be afraid. Do not let fear take away from you peace and joy. Of course, face with wisdom and at least with spiritual strength whatever is causing fears. Hold to the faith in the Almighty, as expressed by the writer(s) of the Books of Isaiah:

אַל תִּירָא כִּי עִמְּךָ אָנִי אַל תִּשְׁתָּע כִּי אֲנִי אֱלֹהֶיךָ אִמַּצְתִּיךָ אַף עֲזַרְתִּיךָ אַף תְּמַכְתִּיךָ

Fear not, for I am with you, be not dismayed, for I am your GOD; I will strength you, I will help you; I hold you...

Isaiah 41:10

שָׁמַע יי תְּחִנָּתִי   יי תְּפִלָּתִי יִקָּח

Psalm 6:10