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W e e k S i x

Reading: John 19:1-16 (read the entire passage)

15 They cried out, “Away with him! Away with him!
Crucify him!” Pilate asked them, “Shall I crucify your
King?” The chief priests answered, “We have no king
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but the emperor.” Then he handed him over to them
to be crucified.

Reflection:
Sent to death by a crowd. Imagine the chaos of the scene.
No jury or judge. No formalities of court. This was a kangaroo
court shouting for blood. Many of them may have welcomed Jesus
with palm branches the week before. Jesus just wasn’t the kind of
King they wanted. They turned on him in his hour of need. How
do you relate this to our time and place? Betrayal, greed, self-
interest, our human condition

Prayer:
Lord, when you were misunderstood,
You silently forgave:
but we so often respond in anger when injustice is present,
Lord, calm us, forgive us, heal us and have mercy on us. Amen

Activity:
In a moment of silence: Offer forgiveness in your heart to anyone
who judged you unfairly. When you have done the same to others
ask their forgiveness and repent before God.

Good Friday Stations of the Cross

Station Two

Jesus journeys to Golgotha

“Jesus is flogged by the soldiers and the Cross is laid
upon Jesus as he begins his journey to the cross”

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