Be strong,

all you people of the land,

          declares the LORD.

Work,

       for I am with you,

       declares the LORD of hosts.

...My Spirit remains in your midst.

               Fear not.

                Haggai 2. 4

(In modern English

           or ancient Hebrew,

"fear not"

     means amazingly "fear not."

How many more times

            does God have to say it?

What scary situation

                or impossible people

has God placed before me

            in my work or on my path?

What if there was nothing to fear?

How would I approach this

                 with different vision

       and a huge helping of grace?

Spend my limited time and energy

                     on work,

    not wasted on worry.)