Threat in itself is no enemy that we should rid ourselves of it. In fact, the danger is that we bar the doors lest it come in, when that feeling of threat inside might be a sign of the Presence of God letting us know, if we will listen, that we have put our security in things and places and events and relationships. It is not the threat, but our response to it that is important.
– Elizabeth O’Connor, Journey Inward, Journey Outward