God’s Love, not fear’s tyranny, is always with us

Originally appeared on spirituality.com

Since 9/11 the world has been fighting tyranny and covert acts of terrorism, and now forces of nature seem to be causing much more devastation and destruction than battles with evasive terrorists have ever done. What can we do about it? How do we help ourselves and others? Is it possible to escape the tyranny that evil tries to impose on us?

To truly eliminate the influence of evil, I’ve found that it is of utmost importance to begin with God, the source of protection and safety for me and my family under all circumstances.

I was living in the middle of the French Quarter in 1965 when Hurricane Betsy hit the New Orleans area. Betsy didn't pack the wallop that Katrina has, but it is in the top ten in a list of costliest hurricanes to hit the United States. In particularly low-lying areas, flood waters were five or six feet above the street level. I can remember seeing the watermarks on houses we drove by after the storm.

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