EXCERPT
MARTIN Luther (1483-1546) is remembered among Protestants as the champion of church reform, who translated the Bible into German and freed the glorious truth of justification by faith from the overburden of superstition and empty tradition. In nationalistic German circles he has been hailed as “prophet, teacher and hero“.
However, if you look deeper, you’ll find that Luther was very human. He knew phases of dark depression. Particularly in later life, with all his triumphs behind him, he experienced seasons of terror that God had utterly forgotten him and abandoned him to hell. His prayers and cries were met only with silence. He felt alone in the universe.
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