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\u25fc\ufe0eJourney Stations of the Cross: Sunday, March 21 \u2013 Sunday, April 4 \u25fc\ufe0e

Our Stations of the Cross experience will take you on a journey following the footsteps of Christ, and will immerse us as a community in the biblical account of the last hours and days of Jesus' life. Take a few minutes each day to watch a short video and to respond and reflect. Connect with Jesus and prepare your heart as we head into Good Friday and Easter.

The following is the script from the video. You may also follow along using the downloadable reflection booklet.

\u25fc\ufe0e Station 1: Sorrow \u25fc\ufe0e
Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane Matthew 26:36\u201341

Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane; and he said to his disciples, \u201cSit here while I go over there and pray.\u201d He took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be grieved and agitated. Then he said to them, \u201cI am deeply grieved, even to death; remain here, and stay awake with me.\u201d And going a little farther, he threw himself on the ground and prayed, \u201cMy Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me; yet not what I want but what you want.\u201d Then he came to the disciples and found them sleeping; and he said to Peter, \u201cSo, could you not stay awake with me one hour? Stay awake and pray that you may not come into the time of trial; the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.\u201d

As you begin this journey through the Stations of the Cross and remember the disciples who came with Jesus to the garden, remember also those people who have accompanied you during your hardest times.

Maybe, like the disciples who were present with Jesus, the people you\u2019ll remember were also struggling.

Maybe, like the disciples, they faced their own sorrow, or couldn\u2019t completely enter into yours, but still came alongside you.

To begin, call to mind the face of one person who has been present with you in difficulty or sorrow. Picture that face before you, hold your focus there for a moment, and say...

...thank you.

This \u201cthank you\u201d is a prayer of gratitude, not for this person\u2019s perfection, but for their accompaniment, for their willing spirit.

Trust that as you journey through these stations, and as you journey through your life, you are held carefully, prayerfully, by your community.