“Following Jesus will mean surrendering the power that masquerades as security in order to love the neighbor and welcome the stranger. It will mean avoiding the safe path in order to pursue the good. But in a culture of fear, we find such risks all the more difficult since our natural inclinations lead us to close in on ourselves when we face danger. How can we maintain the posture of the open hand in a world that scares us?”
The righteous will live by faith. Romans 1:17b (cf. Habakkuk 2:4)
Scott Bader-Saye, contemporary theologian, in Following Jesus in a Culture of Fear (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2007) 22.