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At a conference several years ago, I was responsible for a display of children’s books. All throughout the afternoon, parents approached and bought books for their children.
Occasionally a parent would tell a child to choose any book on the table—but only one. The smallest children inevitably chose the same book: The Stations of the Cross. I had thought that the image of the crucified Jesus on the cover would frighten them, but in their innocent simplicity, they could see beyond the horror of the cross to the love it expresses.
It is that love we celebrate when we pray the stations of the cross. We are not just commemorating events that occurred two thousand years ago. We are entering into the passion of Christ to experience how he poured out his life and love for the forgiveness of our sins.
The Origins of the Stations. The stations seem to have originated in the pious practice of pilgrims to the Holy Land who visited the sites…
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So inspiring! now i can pray the Stations of the Cross better by being more focused on Christ Who Loved me to death. God bless you for this
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