Fear's a box we grow used to, convince ourselves it's all the space we need, that we like its color, its smell, its protection. Comes a time to stop hiding, stop being afraid. If we don't break free of our boxes, our spirits' shrink, we shrink in every way imaginable. Oh, Grace, my friend, don't let fear, especially someone else's fear, prevent you from living your life. Joan Medlicott
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Grace is a beautiful name, isn't it? It means “God's free gift.” In the Bible, there’s a story about a woman who finds herself in a terrifying situation. She finds herself in a dark room and hears a voice telling her to take her daughter and leave the room. She has no idea what’s going on or if she’s heard correctly and she doesn’t know where her daughter is. The woman is paralyzed with fear and doesn’t know what to do.

The voice tells her to take her daughter and walk out that door, but she can’t move because she's still trapped. The woman questions whether or not to go take her daughter and then she begins to hear another voice, telling her “Take your daughter and leave the room now!” Suddenly, the woman is able to move and runs out of the room with her daughter, leaving behind whatever it was that caused them so much fear. It was only once they were gone that they realized what happened.

The dark room was just a box that had been hiding their true grace and beauty as people.

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