When an animal is afraid, it stops moving. There is a paralysis effect of fear that affects animals, but most of the time, we think it only affects animals. Humans are affected in the same way. Men ...

When the angel Gabriel delivered Mary some unexpected "expecting" news, he said: "Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favor with God" (Luke 1:30). Alternatively, you might read: "Do not be afraid, ...