Wednesday, September 11, 2002
Wednesday, September 11, 2002
For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have
received a spirit of adoption. When we cry, "Abba! Father!" it is that very Spirit bearing witness
with our spirit that we are children of God,
You may have heard the story about the doctor who received a frantic call from a woman one
morning. She said: "Doctor, you've got to come right over immediately. It's my husband. When
he got up this morning he took his vitamin pill, his ulcer pill, his tranquilizer pill, his
antihistamine pill, his appetite depressant pill and added just a little dash of Benzedrine--and
he lit a lighter and there was this terrible explosion."
Some people live in constant fear that somewhere "out there" is something tragic that is going
to happen to them or someone they love. A man was awakened by his wife. She heard a
burglar downstairs. He slowly got up, went grumpily downstairs, and found himself staring into
a gun. The burglar ordered him to hand over all the household valuables, then started to leave.
The husband stopped him. "Before you go," he said, "I'd like you to come upstairs and meet
my wife. She's been expecting you every night for over 30 years."
"You did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear," writes Paul.
(Romans 8.15-16
NRSV)
We live in an age of fear. One of the best-selling prescription drug in the world is Tagamet, an
anti-ulcer medicine that has posted annual sales of well over $800 million.
Dear God, help me to replace my fear with your grace. Amen.
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