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A prayer to calm your fears by Betsy DeCruz, read by Liam Arton.

Immediately spoke to them and said, take courage, it is I, don't be afraid.

When he climbed into the boat with them and the wind died down, they were completely amazed.

Mark 650b and 651.

As a child, I had to check under the bed several times each night to make absolutely sure

no monsters lurked down there, and as a teen, I could barely get into a swimming pool

after seeing the movie jaws because of potential sharks on the deep side of the pool.

Years later as an adult, I know enough not to fear monsters under the bed or sharks

in a swimming pool, however, now I have more real fears to deal with, like the problem

that showed up on my credit report last week.

After a sleepless night fearing someone had stolen my social security number, I learned

it was a simple reporting error.

Fear might lurch our hearts into overdrive when we wonder how we'll pay the bill or find

a new job.

Fear attacks our peace when a loved one has to go in for a skin cancer removal or when

we're dealing with a life threatening illness.

As parents we worry about our kids, as children we worry about our parents.

In the face of fear, we can take comfort in Jesus' words to the disciples when he walked

across the water to rescue them in the storm.

Take courage, it is I, don't be afraid, Mark 650b, that disciples have been struggling

several hours in the middle of the sea of Galilee because a strong wind came against

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