Have you ever wondered why “Friday the 13th” is something that is feared? I was wondering, “ why it should be feared?”, and “who started it?” It was surprising to find out that the history is both pagan and Christian. Christian? Yes, I did say that right. The fear of the number thirteen is called ”triskaidekaphobia”. The fear of Friday the 13th is so strong that many tall buildings skip from the 12th floor to the 14th floor, people chose not to travel on Friday the 13th and some people don’t do any business on Friday the 13th. What I find most amazing about the fear of this day is that some of the fear seems to come from Christian history. Jesus was crucified on Friday and there were 13 people at the last supper. Apparently this was enough to get some people to reject Friday the 13th. In parts of Asia people are afraid of Friday the 17th. In other parts of the world people are afraid of Tuesday the 13th.
Neither of those two days sound too scary to me. Friday the 13th does not need to be scary to anyone. As a follower and believer in Jesus Christ I am reminded that God is in control of every day and there is no one more powerful than Him. In Isiah 44:6 it says, “This is what the LORD, Isreal’s King and Redeemer, the LORD Almighty, says: ‘I am the First and the Last; ther is no other God.’“
