Welcome to another fruitful week! I believe you have been impacted by the wisdom of God through the teachings of last week. Today, we shall focus on the topic: Accessing Divine Wisdom through the Fear ...
The Bible tells us to “fear not” 365 times but also has almost 200 verses that encourage us to fear God. Clearly, the Bible teaches that there is good fear and bad fear. Bad fear is worry or anxiety ...
Even close relatives like “awe” and “reverence” don’t quite capture the passionate intensity of trembling in the presence of a holy God. American culture is full of fear. Although our country is ...
During his general audience Pope Francis spoke on the Holy Spirit's gift of Fear of the Lord, saying it does not mean we should be afraid of God, but rather serves as a reminder to do the right thing.
Last time in this space, we talked a bit about what the fear of the Lord is not: It is not servile or cringing fear. This is news to a lot of people in our culture — and not all of them are ...
Find today’s readings here. Blessed the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in his commands. His posterity shall be mighty upon the earth; the upright generation shall be blessed. Quick, name ...
In the Bible a beatitude (“Blessed are you/they who…”) declares someone especially happy or fortunate. Yet it may seem odd to call happy or fortunate those who fear the Lord; in this case “fear” is ...