Discipleship Journal

And Grace My Fears Relieved

A picture of God’s terrible, wonderful love.

• Published in the January | February 1994 issue
• Written by Walter Wangerin, Jr.
• Part of Learning To Savor The Love Of God
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First of all, the love of God is a terrible thing. It begins by revealing unto us such treacheries and threats in the world that we know we must die soon—and until then (we are sure) we shall live in continual terror of the end to come.The first act of divine love is to persuade us of the reality of death. We shudder and doubt that this can be

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