"This fear is oppressive to one’s health. We can grow prematurely old for this reason. The “tidings of great joy” somehow have never gotten through to our hearts, and it may not be our fault. The “most precious message” has been kept away from both the church and the world at large by well-meaning but sincere people who have delayed the progress of God’s work (see Selected Messages, book 1, pp. 234, 235)."