Telling Secrets

In my reading of Frederick Buechner's "Telling Secrets", a crippling fear is revealed in me. It is the fear of loss. I know it's there. And I know it hurts my life and the lives around me. Buechner put it this way: If perfect love casts out fear, the fear casts out perfect love. Running in fear of some future tragedy steals the love and joy out of today. Cast fear aside and live love. That's the order of the day.