John in one of his letters states, "Perfect love casts our fear." What does this saint mean when he says this? What type of love and what type of fear is he referring to? The psalmist tells us, "Fear the Lord all those who love him." We also find thousands of similar sayings in Sacred Scripture. If then, the saints who so loved Him were afraid of him, how can he say, "Love casts out fear?" St. John wants to demonstrate to us that there are two types of fear, one preliminary, and the other perfect. The one is found with novices, or as some call them, "the devout." The other occurs in those who
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