Like the disciples, we are easily frightened.  While we have the Holy Spirit, something they didn’t yet have, we don’t always know what to do with the people around us who think and live differently than us.  The truth?  The world around us lacks hope. As a public school teacher, I see it every day. They are struggling to find purpose in a world that just “happened” without a creator.  As a result, the only significance they have is what they can accomplish.  No wonder they are so easily swayed by any myriad of identities and ideologies floating around.  The truth? They desperately need a light we often withhold because…