{"id":595,"date":"2026-09-28T16:00:46","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T21:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dreaminginplot.com\/MainBlog\/?p=595"},"modified":"2026-09-28T15:20:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T20:20:47","slug":"fear-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dreaminginplot.com\/MainBlog\/2026\/09\/28\/fear-not\/","title":{"rendered":"Fear Not"},"content":{"rendered":"

I wrote this some time ago for a friend. I hope it lifts your spirits.<\/em><\/p>\n

Do not fear the touch of heaven
\nFor you are white as snow.
\nYou will not be riven
\nSo stand within the glow.<\/p>\n

The glow of eternal glory
\nIs truly yours to claim.
\nDo not fear the touch of heaven
\nFor there will be no pain.<\/p>\n

There are streets of gold for running
\nThere are songs of purest joy.
\nThere is rest here for the weary
\nAnd good work still to employ.<\/p>\n

What work and ways will wait us,
\nI really cannot say,
\nBut God himself, who made us,
\nWill show us all the way.<\/p>\n

And there is time for Leisure
\nAnd there is time for song.
\nAnd there is time for making
\nThe joy comes all along.<\/p>\n

Fear Not<\/em> copyright \u00a9 Heather Strickler 2026 all rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I wrote this some time ago for a friend. I hope it lifts your spirits. Do not fear the touch of heaven For you are white as snow. You will not be riven So stand within the glow. The glow of eternal glory Is truly yours to claim. 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