We live in arguably the most fearful time in our lives.  It seems like everywhere we look, there are wars, illnesses, threats to our economy and way of life; not to mention all of the challenges that we face simply making a living.  What if we lose our jobs?  What if our kids get sick?  What if our marriage falls apart.  However, when we look at the New Testament, we see a world not entirely unlike our own.  The people in Jesus' day dealt with a similar set of unknowns.  Perhaps even more precarious than our own.  Jesus calls them to a new way of living.  One that is built upon trust, rather than fear.  Jesus says that we don't have to live in fear, even when we have every reason to be afraid.