On Trochia Today: “Be Transformed By the Renewal Of Your Mind”
The front door creaked as I opened it, the wind made the windows sigh and groan. The tree in our front yard cast a deep, sinister shadow in the porch-light. My front porch flag blew ominously in the breeze; maybe I heard something. My mind raced: what if someone came to my door, armed with a weapon and ill intent? What if I can’t defend myself against this imaginary foe? What if I can’t sleep tonight because of this fear and concern? What if I’m too tired to work tomorrow?
My home is in a safe neighborhood and I had no reason to worry. So why was I up at night, furtively peeking out my front door, worrying about a mysterious bad guy and imagining my front yard to be sinister and foreboding?