Command Most Often Given??

"I heard recently of a small boy asked to write down in order the worst things that humans could do, and wrote: Number 1 : Murder; Number 2: running down the school corridor. We all get things out of proportion. But this conception of God is in fact a lie. The ressurection of Jesus proves that it's a lie. Do you know what the most frequent command in the Bible turns out to be? What instruction, what order, is given, again and again,
by God, by angels, by Jesus, by prophets and apostles? What do you think-- 'Be good'? 'Be holy, for I am holy'? Or negatively, 'Don't sin'? 'Don't be immoral'? No. The most frequent command in the Bible is: 'Don't be afraid' Don't be afraid. Fear not. Don't be afraid. The irony of this surprising command is that, thought it's what we really want to hear, we have as much difficulty, if not more, in obeying this command as any other. We all cherish fear so closely that we find we can't shed it even when we're told to do so."

---N.T. Wright, follwoing Jesus.