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W e e k S i x

Activity:
Sit for a moment. As you take the weight off your feet, realize He
didn’t have this option. What a gift to rest when we are tired. How
do you feel about the perseverance he showed just to get to
Calvary? As disciples of Christ we too are called to sacrifice for
the good of others who need us.

Good Friday Stations of the Cross

Station Four

Simon of Cyrene is forced
to carry the cross

Reading: Luke 23:26-31
26 As they led him away, they seized a man, Simon of Cyrene,
who was coming from the country, and they laid the cross on him,
and made him carry it behind Jesus.

Reflection:
The streets of Jerusalem were tight and close. Crammed with
people. Simon was given the cross to carry. Here was our Lord
needing help. In pain. Tortured. His cross carried. As we reflect,
Jesus, you carry us. And you call us to pick up our own cross. To
carry one for others.
Take up your cross; let not its weight
fill your weak spirit with alarm;
Christ's strength shall bear your spirit up
and brace your heart and nerve your arm.

Prayer:

As Simon took the weight of the cross
and so fulfill the law of Christ.
May we carry your cross and the suffering of others.
Amen.

Activity: Ponder with or for a needy soul. Wait in silence. Ask
God to speak to you.

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