Book Review
At The Foot of the Cross
Surviving Depression by Kathryn J. Hermes
At the foot of the cross
that's where I want to be
To gaze upon my God
with boundless love for me
To kiss His feet pierced with nails
to worship and adore
Him who was pierced by a lance
Him who was crowned with thorns
I cannot ever understand
all the reasons why
Why He must be crucified like this
why He must suffer and die
But there at the foot of the cross
I feel His great mercy for me
Blood and water flowed from His heart
out of His great love for me
How else can I even understand
how infinite and great is His love
if not by the cross, yes, by the cross
where all is gained when all was lost
I thank you Lord for bringing me
where alone my soul can stay
It is there alone where I can find healing
it is there alone where I can be saved!
T
he book "Surviving Depression: A Catholic
Approach" was written by Sr. Kathryn J.
Hermes out of her personal experience in
battling depression for almost two decades in her life.
Sr. Kathryn is a member of the Daughters of St. Paul
and holds an M.T.S. from Weston Jesuit School of
Theology.
In her bestselling book translated into 17 languages,
she is able to put into words the struggles of a
person undergoing depression.