Fear

For fear of the Jews..

John 20:19

Fear of difference is at the heart of much conflict. The disciples here are not behaving in an unreasonable way. The Jewish establishment has already killed Jesus. Yet if we see things from a merely rational point of view, we miss what God is doing through His Holy Spirit.

The girls stood behind me at the level crossing today were saying "ヤバイ，ヤバイ"  which is one of those Japanese words which has so many meanings it is not easy to translate: it can mean dangerous, awful, cool or crazy depending on context. If they were talking about jumping the gates risking a train, then yes, too dangerous to be sensible, though many people think they can beat the warning system. If however they were talking about me as that crazy dangerous white man, I find it amusing that they thought they could say that stuff without me knowing. But also I find it deeply sad that young kids have been sufficiently brainwashed by their parents, teachers, peers, the media & the radical left to think that the appropriate response to white men is to be scared. Maybe get to know us rather than believe what other people say about us? 🤔 Yes, white men rape, murder, and maim. Do all white men do those things? Do Japanese men never rape or murder? Do Japanese women never kill? Talk to your local abortionist, maybe. 🙄