In one of the many articles leading up to Terri’s death, a student from Stanford wrote these words on the importance of fearing God in the Torah:

In these troubled times, I cling to moral clarity. In the Torah, or the first five books of the Bible, the words “You shall fear God” are used no fewer than 36 times. In every one of these incidents, the fear of God is elicited to defend those who are unable to defend themselves. As a society therefore, we will ultimately be judged by the vigor with which we defend the most weak and defenseless among us.

Where is the fear of God in our land now?