"But He passed through the midst of them and went away." --Luke 4:30

We have no need of fearing those who persecute us for doing God's work. No matter their anger or actions, they cannot touch us until our hour has come. And that hour is the hour for which God has prepared us, and therefore we have no need to fear it. Until that hour, we too will pass through their midst and go away unharmed. At that hour, we too will glorify God and play our part in the salvation of man. Let us pray then not to be spared, but rather to be prepared.