In this podcast Pastor Nikayla talks about Numbers 21 and the Bronze Serpent staff. Poisonous snakes come and begin biting and essentially killing the Israelite people. They all come together and ask for Moses to pray for them. God asks Moses to lift up a staff with a bronze serpent on it and when the community looks upon the serpent, they are healed.

This is a strange story! They have to look, together, upon the very thing that they're afraid of.

Fear can scatter us, or fear can gather us. What if we faced our fears together and trusted God to join us and unify us and heal us together? 

Love casts out fear. 

How can you face your fears this week at Awaken? Who do you need to invite for a coffee or a walk?