It’s very hard to be courageous in the world today when “fear” seems to be taking over wherever you look. People are refusing to listen to anyone who doesn’t agree with them. They’re villainizing anyone who’s different from them, terrified that the “other” is going to displace them and take what’s theirs. But this is NOT the way Christians should think or act. We need to let God open our eyes, ears, minds, and hearts so we can see others for the children of God they are. We aren’t called to show favoritism, unless it’s to err on the side of justice and standing up for the oppressed. When we understand this, we can ask for Christ’s help because Jesus wants us to “be opened!”