GOOD FRIDAY MEDITATIONS


Rev Dr Margaret Guenther Leads The Good Friday Meditations At St Paul's


Rev Dr Margaret Guenther at St Paul's

The Rev Dr Margaret Guenther is associate rector of St Columba's Episcopal Church, Washington DC. She is Professor Emerita of Ascetical Theology at General Theological Seminary where she served for many years as director of the Center for Christian Spirituality.

A noted retreat leader and lecturer, she is the author of several books, including:

  • Holy Listening: The Art of Spiritual Direction
  • Toward Holy Ground: Spiritual Directions for the     Second Half of Life
  • The Practice of Prayer
  • At Home in World: A Rule of Life for the Rest of Us

    • Dr Guenther holds the AB and MA from the University of Kansas, a PhD from Radcliffe College and an MDiv from The General Theological Seminary.

    MEDITATIONS

    Dr Guenther joined us at St Paul's to lead the Good Friday meditations.  Her opening sermon and each of her five meditations may be accessed here as either a video or audio file.  We recommend selecting video only if you have a high speed internet connection using the latest browsers from FireFox of IE.

  • Sermon: A Terrible Story That We Must Hear In Order To Remember
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  • Meditation 1: Father Forgive Them For They Know Not What They Do
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  • Meditation 2: I Thirst
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  • Meditation 3: Today You Shall Be With Me In Paradise
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  • Meditation 4: It Is Finished
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  • Meditation 5: Into Thy Hands I Commend My Spirit
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    Good Friday Liturgy & Meditations