At 6:50 a.m. a year ago today, Jeri was no longer bound by the earth, disease, or time. She was lifted up to receive the promise. Crowned the victor. Welcomed with singing and joy. It seems like yesterday. It seems like ages ago.
Years are funny things, They mark celebrations of birth, recognition of anniversaries, sporting events, tenure, determine when you can sit in the front seat, when you can drive, and YTD (year to date) sales or dieting benchmarks. We tend to think of a year with equal parts finality and new beginnings. We sing one out as we ring the next one in.
By definition, a year is measured in distance, seasons, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes, seconds, and moments. One complete orbit of the sun, four seasons, 12 months, 52.1775 weeks, and on average 365.2425 days, 8765.82 hours, 525,949.2 minutes, 31,556,952 seconds and moments too many to count.
It is a popular myth that the phrase "fear not" is found in the Bible 365 times—one for each day of the year. I’ll leave it to the Biblical scholars to give a more exact accounting; however, our Lord encourages us to “fear not” each moment we are on the earth. You understand concepts of courage and moments when you see someone, without fear, walk through the valley of death, confident in faith, hope, and love.
“Fear not” is less of a daily reminder and more of a way to live day by day, moment by moment.
Fear not,
Alexander Paige
Years are funny things, They mark celebrations of birth, recognition of anniversaries, sporting events, tenure, determine when you can sit in the front seat, when you can drive, and YTD (year to date) sales or dieting benchmarks. We tend to think of a year with equal parts finality and new beginnings. We sing one out as we ring the next one in.
By definition, a year is measured in distance, seasons, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes, seconds, and moments. One complete orbit of the sun, four seasons, 12 months, 52.1775 weeks, and on average 365.2425 days, 8765.82 hours, 525,949.2 minutes, 31,556,952 seconds and moments too many to count.
It is a popular myth that the phrase "fear not" is found in the Bible 365 times—one for each day of the year. I’ll leave it to the Biblical scholars to give a more exact accounting; however, our Lord encourages us to “fear not” each moment we are on the earth. You understand concepts of courage and moments when you see someone, without fear, walk through the valley of death, confident in faith, hope, and love.
“Fear not” is less of a daily reminder and more of a way to live day by day, moment by moment.
Fear not,
Alexander Paige
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