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Walking to Easter: 14th Station of the Cross
Post Views = 2222Jesus is laid in the Tomb Mark 15:46-47 (MSG) “Having already purchased a linen shroud, Joseph took him down, wrapped him in the shroud, placed him in a tomb that had been cut into the rock, and rolled a large stone across the opening. Mary Magdalene and Mary, mother of Joses, watched…
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Walking to Easter: 13th Station of the Cross
Post Views = 1401Jesus is taken down from the Cross John 19:38-40 (The Voice) “After all this, Joseph of Arimathea, a disciple who kept his faith a secret for fear of the Jewish officials, made a request to Pilate for the body of Jesus. Pilate granted his request, and Joseph retrieved the body. Nicodemus, who…
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Walking to Easter: 12th Station of the Cross
Post Views = 1761Jesus dies on the Cross Matthew 27:50 (RSV) “And Jesus cried again with a loud voice and yielded up his spirit.” This was God. God in our wounds. God in our pain. God on the cross. Approachable. Vulnerable. Available. Obtainable. God yielding to us. God yielding to suffering. God yielding to death. This…
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Walking to Easter: 11th Station of the Cross
Post Views = 1924Jesus is nailed to the Cross Luke 23:33 “When they came to the place known as “The Skull,” they crucified Jesus there, in the company of criminals, one to the right of Jesus and the other to His left.” Here God is, hanging there with nails in his hands and feet, in solidarity…
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Walking to Easter: 10th Station of the Cross
Post Views = 1684Jesus is stripped of his clothes John 19:23-24 (RSV) When the soldiers had crucified Jesus they took his garments and made four parts, one for each soldier; also his tunic. But the tunic was without seam, woven from top to bottom; so they said to one another, “Let us not tear it, but…
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Walking to Easter: 9th Station of the Cross
Post Views = 1404Jesus serves Luke 22:27 (The Voice) Who is greater right here as we eat this meal—those of us who sit at the table, or those who serve us? Doesn’t everyone normally assume those who are served are greater than those who serve? But consider My role among you. I have been with…