Gethsemane: Leaves of Healing from the Garden of Grief

By Christopher Newman Hall

Book Overview

Gethsemane! How sacred the memories this word recalls; how deep the emotions it stirs; how tender the consolations it breathes; how human the sympathies it reveals; how solemn the mysteries it suggests! Gethsemane as a place is almost forgotten in Gethsemane as a revelation. It is lost sight of in the event, it is eclipsed by the doctrine. In mere place there can be no actual sanctity. Yet if there be one spot more than another which, from its associations, may be regarded as holy ground, that spot, next to the Calvary of Sacrifice and to the Olivet of Ascension, is the Gethsemane of Grief. Many traditional sites are untrustworthy; but there can be no doubt that the Kedron valley, near the road from Jerusalem to Bethany, was the scene of the Savior's agony and bloody sweat. Just beyond the water-course, at the foot of Olivet, is a small plot of ground enclosed by a rough ancient wall, under the care of the monks of a small adjoining convent. This spot, during many centuries, has had undisputed possession of the name. Within it are some very large olive trees, partly decayed from extreme age. Around it are similar trees of gigantic growth and venerable antiquity. Though not themselves standing at the time of our Lord, they may be the outgrowth of the very trees under which He wept and prayed. The name indicates that olive trees abounded there, Gethsemane meaning "Oil-press," and typically suggesting the pouring forth of the sacred oil of faith and patience, under the pressure of grief. Among these hoary eloquent witnesses of sacred history, the path still leads to Bethany. This Book is the fulfillment of a long-cherished purpose. It expresses the thoughts and prayers of many years, and is published with devout desire to minister consolation to some of the afflicted children of God. The Place Called Gethsemane Companions in Gethsemane The Chosen Few for the Darkest Shades The Agony in Gethsemane The Agony Arising from Human Sensitiveness The Agony Arising from Divine Purity and Love Christ's Gethsemane Appeal to the Father The Divine Fatherhood--an Argument both for Importunity and Resignation Importunity in Gethsemane Resignation in Gethsemane Slumber in Gethsemane Watch and Pray in Gethsemane The Strengthening Angel The Answer to the Prayer of Gethsemane Deliverance in Trial by Strength to do the Will of God The Traitor's Kiss The Father's Cup in Gethsemane Accepted Perfect through Suffering The Brotherhood of the Divine Sufferer The Brotherhood of the Sorrowful with Christ The Weeping One of Gethsemane to Weeping Womanhood The Petitioner of Gethsemane Our Helper in Prayer Peace by Prayer Believing Prayer Sure of Gracious Response The Mourner's Self-Examination Anxiety Job in the Garden of Grief David in the Garden of Grief With Christ All's Well Paul in the Garden of Grief Fatherly Chastening Fruits from the Garden of Affliction Afterwards Patient Waiting Comfort in the Will of God The Comfort of Praise The Sufferer Consoling the Sad Not Dead but Gone Home The Glorified Sufferer

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1507783051
• ISBN13: 9781507783054
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.6" x 6.0"