Before the coming judge the Sünder is not only to be frightened. This fear must umtreiben rather each Christian. Adventliches of cathedral pro by Guéranger OSB († 1875).

(kreuz.net) those humans, who from the message of the arrival of the heavenly physician - the good herdsman, who gives its life for its sheep - not to affect leave itself, may the terrible however incontestable secret consider, which lies in the release: that the Sünder by its refusal of the welfare, which makes release useless.

But before this Verweigerer the child, who was born and who its eyes rebuff to see, they are to examine their forces well: whether these are sufficient to save in order to fight against the strong God on the day, since it will appear, not in order but in order to arrange.

In order they may ask the judge, with whom all tremble, from reason on to become acquainted, the holy Liturgie.

Then they will learn it to be afraid.

This fear is not only something for the Sünder. It is rather a feeling, which must feel each Christian.

The fear alone makes slaves. But with love paired it is appropriate for the son fallen in debt, who asks from it insulted father for pardon.

Then the love chases the fear away.

It turns sometimes like a lightning flash back and to our welfare shakes it our gläubiges heart into its depths nevertheless down there.

In these instants the memory of the own misery and of the undeserved grace of the redeemer awakes.

So we may be held back by nothing to attach us during the holy time of the Adventes the gottesfürchtigen Erschaudern of the church which - so hot loved she also actual each day in the holy Offizium of the Sext prays nevertheless:

„Perforate my meat with the fear of you! “

Cathedral pro by Guéranger (1805-1875) originates from the place Sablé in west France. Not far of it - in Solesmes - it created some years after its priest-dedicates with three friends a Benediktinerkloster. Cathedral Guéranger strove for the renewal of the Liturgie, particularly the Gregorian singing. It left also numerous theological works.

pc. theodul: Experience from the high mountains

On narrow, sloping mountain way there is the wall, the stop gives (love) on the one side and on the other side the fear of the abyss, which lead together the rambler reliably.

Yersinia: @catholicus: in the meantime already was noticeable to you

that you confirm my argument led on the political-social level with your mystisch theological remarks? - to entfleuchen by having to oppose evenly nothing else to this level, as argumentatively quasi „upward “;

Le Trot: @ as true!

In these instants the memory of the own misery and of the undeserved grace of the redeemer awakes.

Editorship: Thanks for the contribution.

Catholicus: Completely catholic

The contribution is absolutely catholic. Of fear-make is here at all no speech. Rather it concerns „timor filialis “(the childlike God fear), which is compatible with the love very probably. That, which turns away, is useful from God in the death sin also possibly existing „timor servilis “(knechtliche fear) nothing until he does not open with the help of the grace of God for the reversal and repents and admits his sins of hearts! Then however, if debt is assigned, the fear in love changes itself. 1 Joh 4,18: „Fear is not in the love, separates the perfect love drives out the fear; because the fear counts on punishment. Who is afraid however, that is not perfect in the love. “

Yersinia: tja, with fear requirements for rule could

always well legitimized - and covered - become

Luther: Naja naja

I feel this lecture as very negative!

Am I to have fear before this God? Reverence, but fear? No, this God gives love and this love is above all first times forgiving and love!
It does not concern to lift the sword to punish to pain to do, no, to carry the love to ignite into humans, who pass the light on of Christ!
Fear and fear disappear!

None needs to feel threatened, God loads us again each day, each second to itself in!
It does not want to give us lost!
Its son vouches for it! It accepts us again and again!