Stations of the Cross 2008: Looking at Jesus, Looking at our Hearts
21 03 2008
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Blogs4GodTwo nights, and so far, as Iisten those who have taken time and their own pace to prayerfully walk the Stations of the Cross at BLC the last 2 days, it affirms the right decision we made as a council to have this practice available to all who desire step back to look at Jesus afresh, and at the same time honestly look into our own hearts.
When people arrive they are given a guide book and a simple layout of where the stations are and the direction to walk the stations. For those who are new, I give them a brief introduction on the Stations of the Cross. We used as a primary text the reflections by Lucille Perrotta Castro, and all those in charge of the stations were given full creative freedom in how to artistically set up each station. Some even took initiative to add on interactive exercises for their particular stations.
What I liked about the frame in which Lucille Perrotta Castro’s reflection was "Looking at Jesus, Looking at Your heart" which connected the life of Jesus with our own lives.
We will have one more night for the Stations tomorrow after a short Good Friday Service at BLC, 8pm onwards.
Station 1: Jesus Stands before a Judge, Pontius Pilate. The Judge tells Jesus that he will die.
Station 2: Soldiers put a heavy cross on Jesus’ shoulders
Station 3: Jesus falls the first time
Station 4: Jesus meets his Mother
Station 5: A Man, Simon, helps Jesus carry his cross
Station 6: A woman, Veronica, wipes Jesus’ face
Station 7: Jesus falls a second time
Station 8: Jesus meets women who are crying
Station 9:Jesus falls a third time
Station 10: Jesus clothes are taken away
Station 11: Jesus is nailed to the cross
Station 12: Jesus dies on the cross
Station 13: Jesus is taken down from the cross
Station 14: Jesus is buried
Station 15: Jesus raised from the death, Jesus is alive
So the above picture gives you a glimpse of our version of the Stations of the Cross for 2008. Here’s A Walk Through the Stations of the Cross provided online (HT: Dion Forster)
Congratulations for this so nice work! It was so insightfull, I wonder how people leaves this place as they pass on all those stations!
May God bless your work!
I envy those at BLC who are so privileged to have a meditative Easter “Stations of the cross” weekend. Back-to-Basics is always good to remind ourselves of who we are in the sight of God that He would give us John 3:16.
BTW, there is a lovely Stations of the Cross walkpath up a bluff behind the Catholic Church in Klian Puah in Taiping (just across the prison). This is a very old church on a huge piece of land. But the govt has taken back most of it and even the road into the church has been taken away and you need to use a side path to reach the chuuch.
Another interesting thing in Taiping is that the churches there have a combined Easter sunrise service at the Commonwealth War Cemetery twhere there’s a really big cross smack in the middle of neat rows of tombstones of unknown soldiers.
Rev Sivin, if you are doing this again next year , let me know.
Bob Teoh
Someone told me candles in church are fire hazards. I reckon that’s what fire extinguishers are for
I appreciated the stations and felt that it was perhaps apt considering the need of many to quieten down after the euphoria of March 8. Thanks
Bob K - The Holy Week really did me a lot of good … the stations allowed me to take a step back, before taking steps forward.
Bob Teoh - Thanks for the lead to Taiping.
Luis - Thanks for the encouragement all the way from the other side of the world!