- Fear Not!
Infobox Television episode | Title = Fear Not!
Series =Touched by an Angel
Season = 1
Episode = 9
Airdate =December 25 ,1994 (CBS )
Production = 110
Writer =Ken LaZebnik
Director =Tim Van Patten
Prev = Manny
Next = There, But for the Grace of God"Fear Not" is the ninth episode of the first season of the
CBS drama series "Touched by an Angel ." This episode isRandy Travis ' first of seven appearances on the show.Plot
A small town church is putting on its
Christmas pageant , and little Serena (Ra'ven Kelly ) desperately wants to be theangel . Her slightlyretarded friend Joey (Paul Wittenberg ), must come to terms with the fact that Serena is dying of aheart condition . Joey is pathologically afraid of the dark--his parents went out into the night and never came back. Since then, his older brother Wayne (Randy Travis ) has been his caregiver.One day, after Serena starts choking, Joey carries her to see Wayne. Wayne lets Serena lay on his bed while his mother comes. Joey is so crushed that he destroys the Christmas pagaent set. After finding out, Wayne lectures Joey, stating there isn't going to be a Christmas pagaent now.
Wayne tells Monica that he's resented looking after Joey. He holds God responsible for his lousy life, but Monica tells him that Joey really needs him now.
When Serena dies the night of the pageant, Joey is led to the church by a bright star. Wayne is there, too. Monica takes Serena's place as the angel in the pageant. When the rope supporting her breaks, Monica rises with glory and power and the entire is awed by her angelic
revelation and message: "Fear Not."Links
[http://www.amazon.com/dp/0793966655//touchebyanangel Buy the video here.]
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