The author discusses the concept of fearing God in this Torah portion, arguing that particularly those of us who are queer, who have believed or have been told that we are “going against God’s will,” may not be able to relate to a God who demands that we conform to His confining mandates. The author posits that because God is scary, we are reminded how valuable it is for us to seek out human teachers—something that we might otherwise neglect. Perhaps God is scary to remind us to surrender, to let go of our attachment to control.