Father Len reveals what fear of God really means and why it’s awesome.

Highlights, Ideas, and Wisdom

Father Len uses a story about Avalon the lion from the CS Lewis Chronicles of Narnia collection of books to begin to illustrate what fear of God is and isn’t.
Fear of the Lord is one of the top seven gifts of the Holy Spirit.
Father Len explains the difference between terror and Fear of the Lord.
Fear of the Lord is actually about awe and respect.
Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.
Father Len shares a fun personal story about swimming with Dolphins to illustrate what awe feels like.
“Be not afraid” is a common greeting from Jesus because he does not take pleasure in people fearing him.
God is definitely not a tyrant.
Father Len exposes what narcissists fear to explain the difference between healthy and unhealthy fear.
Father Len reveals how awe and intrigue helped famous scientists and philosophers like Albert Einstein and Socrates discover the existence of God.
The book of Deuteronomy connects the Fear of God to the observance of morality.
The real experience of God is unnameable because there is no thing in creation that is like God.
Mystic Meister Eckhart would often pray, “God cleanse me of God,” which meant cleanse me of false notions of God.