Showing posts with label stations of the cross. Show all posts
Showing posts with label stations of the cross. Show all posts
Saturday, March 30, 2013

Station Fourteen, Jesus is laid in the tomb

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At my mother's grave-side internment, there were about two hundred people present when a train suddenly passed by on the tracks which ra...
Friday, March 29, 2013

The Thirteenth Station, Jesus is taken down from the cross, by Joanne.

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Jesus is placed in his mother’s arms.  A mother receives the body of a son.  Was it a senseless death, helpless, hopeless.  The grief is the...
Tuesday, March 26, 2013

The Twelfth Station, Jesus Dies On The Cross

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It is finished.  Death by violence.  It wasn't the first time and won't be the last.  Across the country each day, people are shot,...
Saturday, March 23, 2013

Station Eleven, Jesus is nailed to the Cross

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The soldiers take big nails and drive them into Jesus' wrists and feet.  He has done nothing but good, yet they crucify him.  The soldi...
Thursday, March 21, 2013

The Tenth Station of the Cross; Jesus is stripped of his garments, by Maggie

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His clothes are stripped away and he is left naked before the crowed.  Stripped of the little that is his.  Stripped of dignity.   Forced t...
Tuesday, March 19, 2013

The Ninth Station; Jesus falls the Third Time, by Mary.

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At one time, I had everything and my life was filled with happiness and promise.  Then, one day I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.  I...
Sunday, March 17, 2013

The Eighth Station; Jesus Meets the Women, by Christine

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Forgetting his own pain, Jesus consoles the woman who are weeping for him.  If we reflect on the millions who are facing death from hunger,...
Tuesday, March 12, 2013

The Seventh Station; Jesus falls the second time

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Jesus is so tired that he falls again under the weight of the cross.  He is bruised and bleeding and the soldiers whip him to hurry him alo...
Sunday, March 10, 2013

The Sixth Station: Veronica wipes the face of Jesus

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Without any fear of public opinion, Veronica rushes out from the crowd and presses her veil to the bleeding, sweaty and filthy face of Jesu...
Friday, March 8, 2013

The Fifth Station; Simon helps Jesus Carry the Cross, by Mark.

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There he was minding his own business as part of a large crowd when the soldiers grabbed Simon and forced him to help the struggling Jesus....
Tuesday, March 5, 2013

The Fourth Station; Jesus meets his Mother, by Sharon

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Mary watches her son being dragged toward certain death.  She is helpless to save him. As a nurse, I find it difficult to watch people come...
Tuesday, February 26, 2013

The Third Station; Jesus falls the first time

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The cross is heavy and the road is long, Jesus falls to the ground and the soldiers drag him to his feet again.  The world is filled with ...
Tuesday, February 19, 2013

The Second Station: Jesus Takes Up His Cross, by Nat.

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A heavy cross is thrust into Jesus’ arms and he is ordered to carry it.  Jesus accepts it.  We are burdened by so many crosses in life.  Cr...
Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Stations of the Cross

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One of my favorite seasons of the church year is Lent and one of my most favorite devotions is/are the stations of the cross. In the variou...