SECOND STATION:
JESUS IS MADE TO BEAR HIS CROSS

LEADER: We adore you, O Christ,
and we praise you.

ALL: Because by your holy cross
you have redeemed the world.

LOOKING AT JESUS

Jesus, you are made to carry a cross. Jesus, you are caught, trapped, forced, given no choice in the matter. Jesus, you are pushed and shoved out the gate and onto the street. Jesus, you are walled in by people on all sides who have no idea about who you are. All they want to see is news, as if you were an accident on the street.

Jesus, you are being led like a sheep to the slaughter. You are being sinned against as you are taking away the sins of the world. Jesus, you are caring, surrounded by apathy. You are sight, surrounded by blindness. You are awareness, surrounded by people not knowing what they are doing.

2nd STATION PRAYER – CARRYING THE CROSS

Lord, like you, each day, I have to walk down many streets and many ways, with many crosses and many people,
not of my choice. Lord, be with me on this road from birth to death. Help me to see life is all about how we deal with the surprises and interruptions that cut across our life.
Give me your strength and your power to carry my cross.