Saturday, 3 March 2018

Way of the cross



It was a meditating Way of the Cross plus Eucharist Adoration. The meditation used was so inspiring and strike me. I'm putting it down for future reference.

This is the TLDR (too long didn't read) version:

Station 2 Jesus takes up his cross.
Help me to embrace the crosses in life – the hardships, struggles, disappointments, and pain. Only by recognizing my own weakness, can I discover Your strength.

Station 4 Jesus meets his mother.
Help me to see how often You love me through the people in my life.

Station 6 Veronica wipes the face of Jesus with a towel
At times I am afraid to reach out to others. I do nothing when I should act; I say nothing when I should speak out. Give me a deeper and more courageous faith.

Station 7 Jesus falls a second time.
Failure and disappointment sometimes lead me to despair. I hide behind my pride and self-pity, withdrawing from You and others. Give me the hope I need and help me never to be afraid to begin again.

Station 10 Jesus is stripped of his garments.
Realize how I cling to my accomplishments, my possessions, my way. Help me to let go of those things, in my life that prevent me from growing closer to You and others.

Station 12 Jesus dies on the cross.
Help me to see my crosses as ways of loving You.

Station 13 Jesus is taken down from the cross.
I am frightened when I think of being unimportant, useless, and helpless. Help me to place my life in Your hands.


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This is the full version. I am bolding the phrase that has strike me today.


Station 1         Jesus is condemned to death by Pontius Pilate
Meditation:
Lord Jesus, often I judge others and fail to be understanding or loving. Help me to see the people in my life through Your eyes, not the eyes of Pontius Pilate.

Station 2         Jesus takes up his cross.
Meditation:
Lord Jesus, Your embraced Your cross to redeem the world. Help me to embrace the crosses in life – the hardships, struggles, disappointments, and pain. Only by recognizing my own weakness, can I discover Your strength.

Station 3         Jesus falls the first time.
Meditation: Lord Jesus, You know how often I fall trying to follow You. Yet, You are always there to lift me up. Help me always to trust in Your loving care for me.

Station 4         Jesus meets his mother.
Meditation:
Lord Jesus, Your mother Mary’s grief was surpassed by her love for you. So often You come to me in others and their love gives me new life. Help me to see how often You love me through the people in my life.

Station 5         Simon is forced to help Jesus to carry his cross.
Meditation:
Lord Jesus, sometimes I am indifferent to the needs of others in my life. I even neglect those whom I love. Help me to see that loving others is the surest way to find You in my life.

Station 6         Veronica wipes the face of Jesus with a towel
Meditation:
Lord Jesus, at times I am afraid to reach out to others. I do nothing when I should act; I say nothing when I should speak out. Give me a deeper and more courageous faith. Help me to trust that You are with me.

Station 7         Jesus falls a second time.
Meditation:
Lord Jesus, failure and disappointment sometimes lead me to despair. I hide behind my pride and self-pity, withdrawing from You and others. Give me the hope I need and help me never to be afraid to begin again.

Station 8         Jesus speaks to the women of Jerusalem
Meditation:
Lord Jesus, Your great compassion for others overwhelms me. I feel petty and selfish when I think of You and the way You love. Help me to pour out my love, that You might fill me with Your Love.

Station 9         Jesus falls a third time.
Meditation:
Lord Jesus, Your failing strength makes me see how helpless I am. Without You, I can do nothing. Help me to rely on Your strength, to see how much I need You.

Station 10      Jesus is stripped of his garments.
Meditation:
Lord Jesus, seeing You so cruelly humiliated makes me realize how I cling to my accomplishments, my possessions, my way. Help me to let go of those things, in my life that prevent me from growing closer to You and others.

Station 11      Jesus is nailed to the cross.
Meditation:
Lord Jesus, I can never doubt Your great love for me when I see You crucified. Help me to see Your cross as the great sign of Your love for me.

Station 12      Jesus dies on the cross.
Meditation:
Lord Jesus, Your broken and lifeless body calls me to deeper faith. You chose death, even death on the cross. Help me to see my crosses as ways of loving You.

Station 13      Jesus is taken down from the cross.
Meditation:
Lord Jesus, seeing Your body taken from the cross reminds me how fearful I am of letting go of my own life. I am frightened when I think of being unimportant, useless, and helpless. Help me to place my life in Your hands.

Station 14      Jesus is laid in the tomb.
Meditation:
Lord Jesus, when I see the great stone sealing Your tomb, I feel alone and abandoned. Even though You sometimes seem distant or absent in my life, help me always to believe in Your closeness and loving presence.