Elizabeth V. Casey

Fear

There is a song that I’m sure is familiar to many of you. It is called “Let there be Peace on Earth”. Every time I hear that song I think of my nephew Jason. Many years ago, when he was in preschool, he was chosen to sing this song as a solo. There is an adorable video of him singing this song through tears. Those tears were tears of fear and insecurity. He did not let that stop him, he continued and finished the song. No small feat for a three-year-old. It may seem inconsequential and merely cute. Cute it was, however I believe that it was much more than that.