Fear will prevent us from seeing the truth.
The disciples saw Jesus walking on the water and were afraid and could not believe that it was really Jesus. After the resurrection, Jesus appeared to the disciples and showed them his hands and feet and said, "look... touch me.... " but they were still incredulous because they were afraid. Fear was blocking their capacity to understand, to reason, to see the evidence. Years back in a retreat I learned that fear is the opposite of love because "Perfect love casts away all fear."
Love must be the power that governs and dictates our actions because when we act in fear we are not acting in a Christ like manner. Now this does not mean that as Christians we should never be afraid, that would be nice. What I am saying is that even in our fear we must ask God for the grace to be like Christ, to act with love. It's no coincidence that it is John, the disciple that Jesus loved, the first one to believe in the resurrection without having to see Jesus resurrected.
Lord give us the loving grace to be able to see you, to know you, and to look for you, even in our fear.
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