5/13/05: Are you still afraid of monsters?

All children at one time or another are afraid of monsters. And all parents know they have nothing to be afraid of. But no matter how hard they try to convince their children that there is no such thing as monsters, the children never believe them. So parents look under the bed, in the closet, anywhere the imaginary monster might be hiding to prove to the child it is safe to go to sleep. Eventually, when enough convincing has been done, the child agrees to go to sleep and the parents leave. Though we know they may be scared, we feel safe for them, with full confidence that there is no such thing as monsters.

But does the child really believe it is safe? Or do they go to bed with yet a little doubt and fear, shielding themselves under the safety of their blanket? If a noise is heard, do they not shiver under the blanket, afraid to peek out?

To children, this fear is very real. Monsters are very real. No matter what their parents or anyone tells them, they KNOW monsters exist. Didn’t you, when you were a child?

And what are your fears now? Are they, too, self-induced and unsubstantiated?

We never got over our fear of monsters. We simply changed our idea of monsters. They are no longer big creepy green creatures, instead, they have taken the form of lack and disease.

What if someone came and told you there is no such thing as lack, poverty, disease or failure? Would you believe them?

Like the child who sees monster fingers in the shadows of a tree limb, what you are seeing when you think you see lack and illness are merely shadows playing tricks on your eyes.

You shiver under your blanket of life, afraid to peek out, in fear of what you believe is out there.

But rest assured, though you may be scared, your creator feels safe for you, with full confidence that there is no such thing as monsters, in any form.