Emphasis Preaching Journal
Sermon Illustrations for Christmas 1 (2023)
Illustration
Isaiah 61:10--62:3
In his book Status Anxiety, Alain de Botton argues that much unhappiness in life is a function what others think of us – whether we matter, get attention, and are admired. It is as Austrian psychoanalyst William Stekel put it: “Anxiety is fear of oneself.”
In his book Status Anxiety, Alain de Botton argues that much unhappiness in life is a function what others think of us – whether we matter, get attention, and are admired. It is as Austrian psychoanalyst William Stekel put it: “Anxiety is fear of oneself.”