“What is God to the soul? He is its Light, its Healing Balm, its Bread of Life.” That’s how Johann Gerhard begins his Meditation 16 on “The Spiritual Refreshment of the Godly.” Here’s the first part of that meditation. Source: Sacred Meditations by Johann Gerhard, pages 87-88. http://media.blubrry.com/sacredmeditations/sacredmeditations.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/JGSM039-Spiritual-Refreshment-of-the-Godly-1.mp3Podcast: Play in …
Johann Gerhard has been leading us to find consolation at the death of loved ones and friends. To echo St. Paul, to live is Christ and to die is gain. While death is truly our fiercest enemy, Jesus’ death and resurrection has made it a “port of safety.” Life in …
Can nature show us anything about God’s will for our loved ones or friends when they die? Today Johann Gerhard—in his meditation “Consolation at the Death of Friends”—calls us to look to the types in nature to see God’s promise of resurrection of the body and life everlasting. This meditation, …
In today’s meditation, Johann Gerhard continues giving us consolation at the death of loved ones and friends. Gerhard earlier spoke of our …
How can we find consolation and comfort when a loved one or friend has died? In today’s meditation, Johann Gerhard reminds us …
In today’s meditation, we pick up where we left off last time with Johann Gerhard and finding consolation at the death of …
The apostle Paul wrote to the Philippians: “For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain” (Philippians 1:21). In …
In this fourth and final part of meditating on “The Mystery of the Incarnation,” Johann Gerhard leads us to wonder at just …
We continue pondering the mystery of our Lord’s Incarnation with Johann Gerhard. Here Gerhard leads us in joining our voices and our …
We continue pondering the mystery of the Incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ. Here Johann Gerhard weaves together several images of what …
