Do we have to fear the bird flu? New concerns have surfaced this week as authorities claim the bird flu virus is spreading at lightning speed.

From a spiritual point of view, our first concern should be not letting fear spread at lightning speed. We are not helpless. We are not potential victims. We can protect ourselves and humanity from the spread of disease through spiritual understanding and divine power.

We have a built-in immunity to disease. It’s called our spirituality. Our spirituality is our individuality made in the image and likeness of God. This spiritual self is forever healthy, safe and protected from harm at all times.

Because thought governs the body, as we keep our thought focused on our protected spiritual self, we experience more bodily protection. If a fear does enter thought, its accompanying conditions cannot enter the body.

We cannot be naïve about world concerns over the bird flu. The alarms need to be addressed with the truth that prevents the spread of danger. But we do not have to bow down in fear to them either. We can take wise prayerfully inspired steps to protect ourselves and others from contagion. We can work toward an outbreak of Love that takes people’s fears away and stops the bird flu virus from expanding any further.

Fear not! It helps.