ON FEAR WITHIN RELATIONSHIP

Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is.
--GERMAN PROVERB

He who fears to suffer, suffers from fear.
--FRENCH PROVERB

Many of our fears are tissue-paper thin, and a single courageous step would carry us clear through them.
--BRENDAN FRANCIS

Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.
--MARIE CURIE (1867–1934)

ON LOVE RELATIONS

A wise lover values not so much the gift of the lover as the love of the giver.
--THOMAS À KEMPIS (C. 1380–1471)

Anticipation is more delightful than realization in love.
--PAULUS SILENTIARIUS (C. A.D. 560)

Can there be a love which does not make demands on its object?
--CONFUCIUS (C. 551–479 B.C)

Duty does not have to be dull. Love can make it beautiful and fill it with life.
--THOMAS MERTON (1915–1968)

As I watched, the words of 1 John 4:18 came to mind: "There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear." The author, of course, was speaking of God's love for us. Love between people often involves fear because it leaves us vulnerable. But as we watch Judy and Victor we see the way love can win out over fear.

ON FEAR AND LOVE

Proverbs 29:25 (MsgB)
The fear of human opinion disables;
trusting in God protects you from that.

1 John 4:18 (MsgB)
There is no room in love for fear. Well-formed love banishes fear. Since fear is crippling, a fearful life—fear of death, fear of judgment—is one not yet fully formed in love.

2 Tim. 1:7 (NLT)
For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.

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