"On a Pilgrimage" - 2014 Online Lenten Retreat
This is Post #12 of 16. To participate in the retreat, read the meditations & questions provided. Then follow the link to the attached article. Participate at your own pace. Read one meditati...on a day or set aside a block of time to go through all the stations at once. Your discussion in the comments section below is welcome!
STATION 11:
JESUS IS CRUCIFIED - PAIN
When they came to the place called the Skull, they crucified him and the criminals there, one on his right, the other on his left. Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, they know not what they do.” ~ Luke 23:33-34a
Jesus asks: “Can you imagine my suffering to die in this manner?”
Crucifixion was such a horrible way to die that Roman law prohibited the crucifixion of Roman citizens. Arms were stretched (dislocating the shoulders) and fixed to the cross beam causing a slow suffocation from the body’s weight bearing down on the chest muscles. Legs were broken to prevent the crucified from pushing themselves up for a breath of air. Naked to the elements, victims were sunburnt, dehydrated, and ravaged by scavenger birds.
Read the story of Josh Hardy.
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/03/child_drug.html
How is the emotional pain of Josh’s parents like Jesus’ suffering? How is it different?
How do you react to stories of suffering? How do you react to your own suffering?See More
This is Post #12 of 16. To participate in the retreat, read the meditations & questions provided. Then follow the link to the attached article. Participate at your own pace. Read one meditati...on a day or set aside a block of time to go through all the stations at once. Your discussion in the comments section below is welcome!
STATION 11:
JESUS IS CRUCIFIED - PAIN
When they came to the place called the Skull, they crucified him and the criminals there, one on his right, the other on his left. Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, they know not what they do.” ~ Luke 23:33-34a
Jesus asks: “Can you imagine my suffering to die in this manner?”
Crucifixion was such a horrible way to die that Roman law prohibited the crucifixion of Roman citizens. Arms were stretched (dislocating the shoulders) and fixed to the cross beam causing a slow suffocation from the body’s weight bearing down on the chest muscles. Legs were broken to prevent the crucified from pushing themselves up for a breath of air. Naked to the elements, victims were sunburnt, dehydrated, and ravaged by scavenger birds.
Read the story of Josh Hardy.
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/03/child_drug.html
How is the emotional pain of Josh’s parents like Jesus’ suffering? How is it different?
How do you react to stories of suffering? How do you react to your own suffering?See More
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