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Be Not Afraid Faithnight he swam out into the sea, intending to drownhimself. But at the last moment something held himback. Somehow, from somewhere deep inside, a newsense of purpose and a new desire to live welled up.Muggeridge later explained:It is precisely when every earthly hope has beenexplored and found wanting, when every recourse thisworld offers, moral as well as material, has been drawnon and expended with no effect…when in the gatheringdarkness every glimmer of light has finally flickeredout – it is then that Christ’s hand reaches out, sure andfirm.Kathleen, a retired teacher, found similar strengthfrom her faith as she approached death. Wrackedby severe chest pains and shortness of breath, shewent downhill gradually, over many weeks. Familymembers wrung their hands, but she remained calmand reminded them that Christ would not place moreon her than she could bear. “He has promised us that,”she said emphatically.For us, as for Kathleen, faith can give more than thehope of a better world on the other side of death. Itneed not be limited to pie in the sky. By transformingour view of the present world, it can lead us from1