Fear

So many things and so much of life is acutely dangerous, tragedies like the war in Ukraine and the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. And yet, Chris Sparks notes, the whole of Scripture can be read as one, long ringing summons to move by faith beyond fear.

“Do not be conquered by evil but conquer evil with good” (Rom 12:21). Our Lady is the Mother of Mercy, not a mother of ruthlessness; the Queen of Martyrs, not the queen who does “whatever it takes,” including evil, in the name of obtaining some lesser good.

Peace doesn’t mean contentment — that everything is going according to plan. It means that Jesus has given you the grace despite circumstances to rest in Him.

Turn to any page of the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska and you find spiritual gems. Like this one.

How do we prevent fear from consuming us? Through St. Faustina, God provides the necessary pointers.