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THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY

Thought for the Day # 18 – Thursday April 2, 2020

“Fear Not, I am with You”

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Facing the unknown! We are facing the unknown. We like to forecast,
to plan, to see what is coming, to see the future unfold. But at this moment
we are living, we really have no idea how things will play out. We can envision
what will come out of it, but we do not know how. We can see a moment which
is not too far away, but we do not know when it is.
The future is still unknown. How can we live today, with serenity and
peace, while the future is still so uncertain?

As we look towards the future, yes, there is much that we do not know
about the future, yes, a lot is uncertain, but there is still one thing for sure.
Jesus Christ, who is with us today, will also be with us tomorrow. So, the
question becomes, how to lean on and count on Jesus Christ? Today, as we
move forward, we know that in each day, in every moment, Jesus Christ is with
us. Just as God sent Moses on a mission and Moses asked himself all sorts of
questions, God told him “Fear not, I am with you”. And so it was for all the
missions throughout the Bible. All those sent on a mission, went with some
trepidation, some anxiety, because the mission held the unknown, but they
still went, God told them “Fear not, I am with you.”

It is the same today, God is telling you “Fear not, I am with you.”

Jesus Christ is saying to you “Fear not, I am with you.”

Collection of texts by the Most Rev. Christian Lépine 29