Jennifer Vance Free Choic #1 Zolton's visit

When Zolton came to CNU to share his stories of his pilgrimage to the Appalachian Trail he repeatedly spoke of the sublime aspects of his travel. Several times during his visit he associated the word sublime with feelings of fear. While listening to his story I had a hard time making the connection of fear and how it pertained to the subject of sacred places. When I think of God I think of His love, grace and mercy. My curiosity intrigued me so I looked up the definition of sublime for clarification. I found that sublime is defined as awakening feelings of awe and reverence; high in place or excellence; exalted in nature, elevated in manner or style: that which is awe inspiring in works of nature or art as distinguished from beautiful. While I understand that God and all his glory can certainly provoke fear because He is the creator I’m still confused when using the word in this context