In previous meditations, Johann Gerhard has exhorted us to cultivate true humility. How so? First, by pondering our condition as human beings, and second, by considering the example of Jesus Himself. In this fourth and final meditation, Gerhard exhorts us to take the servant’s place with Christ and cover the …
True humility comes, first, from considering our human condition and, second, by pondering the example of Jesus Himself (Part 1). Like a river flowing down a mountain, God’s grace flows downward to the humble, not upward to the proud (Part 2). In this meditation, Johann Gerhard reminds us: it does …
Johann Gerhard has encouraged us to cultivate true humility, first, by considering our lowly condition as human beings and, second, by considering the example of Jesus Christ Himself. In this meditation, Gerhard points us to lilies and mountain tops to show how God’s grace flows downwards, not upwards. Source: Sacred …
“What is Man? What is a Bubble? They are alike Nothing.” That’s how Johann Gerhard introduces his Meditation 34 on “The Cultivation …
Our Lord Jesus willingly endured the agony and shame of the cross for our redemption. Therefore, we that He would give us …
