Then look at the Eastern Europe and we see what centuries of fear produce. Genocide and murder is legitimized in the name of fear. Martin Niemoller, a German clergyman, was invited to visit with Adolph Hitler in the 1930's. Fear, when wed to power is a destructive force in this world. When we examine the hate crimes, from Wyoming to East Texas, we soon discover that hate is fueled by fear.
Fear also enters our personal lives in a powerful way.
It is consuming and controlling. We fear failure, and so we don't try. We fear rejection, so we do not reach out. We fear solitude, so we inundate our lives with mindless stimulation. God created us for the great and bold adventure that is life.