St. James' Church Bushypark Galway

Do Not Be Afraid.

Storms of life – Which of us hasn’t had them? About exams and jobs, in marriage and friendships.

And our fears of things going wrong. What sort of fear does God Calm? The fear of being rejected by people close to us, or the fear of love being lost.One of the worst things about death is the fear of being nothing.

Or of losing God, like when Jesus was asleep in the boat.

You might have had some experiences like that. Where God saved you.

A relationship breaking up, a sick child, redundancy or unemployment,
Surviving with some happiness even when money was low.

The Lord is close to the broken hearted – maybe you knew that at tough times when you didn’t go under and you knew God was there.

Be not afraid, for I am with you.