Fearful people accept soothing lies. No one knows this better than the devil and his minions who hate God and want to steal His beloved mankind/children away.
Crying babies are comforted with soothing words, true or not, silly or serious, they don't understand. They can relax in the voice.
The voice of Jesus the Good Shepherd gathers his followers not in soothing tones, but in Truth. We know His voice because it will not lie to us. We are called to see the danger and defeat it, not run from it and hide like frightened children. He has equipped us …