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Fear and Hope

June 4, 2014
By McSparks SILVER, Vancouver, Washington
McSparks SILVER, Vancouver, Washington
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Favorite Quote:
Be careful what you wish for - it might just come true.


Fear is so ridiculous.
It stubbornly builds on top of itself,
trying to reach that point where it can take control.
Why do we let it build?
How come it has so long to grow into a giant?

Fear is so irrational.
It will take the smallest discomfort,
the tiniest doubt,
and it will twist and turn it until it becomes something else.
Until it becomes the monster under our bed.
How come no one has stopped it?

Fear is delusional.
It thinks it can win –
it thinks it can beat us.
It thinks there is nothing more powerful than fear,
there is nothing more daunting, more terrifying
than that growing shadow in the corner of a man’s heart.
Why have we let it control our lives?

Fear has never been more wrong.
It has forgotten about something.
Something very, very important.

There is hope.
And hope will always last.

There is hope of a better future,
a hope that someone cares for and protects us.
There is hope that someone above saw our plight,
saw the fear growing in every man’s heart,
and He decided to do something.
He came down, and He fought the fear.
With two pieces of wood,
He dragged our fears away.
With the strength that no man has,
He endured the fear and the pain,
He tore it apart because He saw us,
He tore it apart because He made us.
He tore it apart because He loves us.

So why do we let fear rule?



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on Jun. 20 2014 at 7:53 pm
EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND, Athens, Georgia
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To love is to be vulnerable; Triumph is born out of struggle; We notice shadows most when they stand alone in the midst of overwhelming light.

This is so true! I like the way you wrote it, andI like it because I'm a Christian. : ) this is great. Thank you, for sharing this.

on Jun. 19 2014 at 6:42 pm
Olivia-Atlet ELITE, Dardenne Prairie, Missouri
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"To these the past hath its phantoms,<br /> More real than solid earth;<br /> And to these death does not mean decay,<br /> But only another birth" <br /> - Isabella Banks

That's cool. I like the two elements you chose, hope and fear. Great job!!