Not all help is loving. Not all strength is righteous. Sometimes stepping in too quickly interferes with the very work God is doing in a person.

Isaiah 66:4 is often read as a warning about fear—what you dread will come upon you. But in context, it reveals something far more sobering. This chapter is not confronting fearful people trying to obey God, but religious people who rely on compliance instead of surrender. God is speaking. The question is whether we will listen—and respond.

From a first Christmas tree in Greenwich Village to a revelation in John 10:22, this reflection weaves together Hanukkah, Christmas, and Jesus as the Light of the world—calling us to rededicate our hearts to Him.