The Stations of the Cross have always been one of my favorite Lenten devotions. This journey of 14 ways to remember not only Christ’s suffering but those of Mary, the Women of Jerusalem and Simon being pulled into a drama he didn’t want to be a part of. I think I like them because we can all find ourselves in one of the stations. The three falls remind us that we too, fall and have to get up. Being stripped of his clothes is the opportunity to remember all who are suffering injustice. The 14 stations have no success or Disney produced good ending. Sometimes, we have to sit in our sorrow and let it be. How true to life it is when we are in a tragedy or facing a big loss.

 

The stations give us the opportunity to sit with God in real pain and sorrow.

We adore you oh Christ and we praise you. Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.