It's insidious.
It cripples me.
It attacks at my weakest
Moments.
And even though I know the
"Fear not" verses, just
Repeating the words doesn't take
Away the frightening tightening in my
Chest, not at first.
But if I persist,
If I sing a psalm or a hymn,
If I calmly breathe and do the
Next right thing, the fear will
Often lift.
And when it comes back I repeat
The process again.