T…he problem is that confidence, precisely because of what it is, “can never be instantaneous” (p.76). “It must be built, earned, over time” (ibid). Confidence, as the capacity to endure and withstand, only exists over the course of time. “It has a tempo.”
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“Fear not, for behold I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be for all the people” (Lk. 2:10)
A key feature of the duties of angels in the Gospels is to tell God’s people to not be afraid. The angel says it to Zachariah (Lk. 1:13), to Mary (Lk. 2:30), to Joseph (Matt. 1:20), to the Shepherds (as above, Lk. 2:10), and to the women at the tomb on Easter (Matt. 28:5).
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