Gift of Fear of the Lord

Brings forth the fear of offending God by sin

• Awakens the horror and sorrow for sin because it is a loss of friendship with God
• Gives firm resolve to do the Father’s will
• Instills reverence, awe, humility
• Gives vigilance in avoiding sin and occasions of sin Sees God as a loving Father; puts His love at the center of one’s life
• Regulates one’s desires from within
• Horror and sorrow for sin because it is a loss of friendship with God

Perfects the theological virtue of Hope and the cardinal virtue of Temperance