Christ Central Anglican Church

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Stations of the Cross will be displayed at Santiam Christian School. The Stations of the Cross began as a remembrance that pilgrims had when they were retracing Jesus’ final steps in Jerusalem up to the hill where he was crucified. Wanting to share that practice and experience with people who couldn’t make the trip to Jerusalem, they created local stations of meditation the became itself a tradition. You can find this tradition on the inside of many churches today.

This journey to the cross is not only a meditation of Jesus accomplishing what He came to do – the redemption of humanity through His own will sacrifice – but it’s also a contemplation of Jesus silently participating in some of the worst aspects of being human. We see Him being tempted to give up. Being betrayed by a friend. Being convicted in an unjust political system. Physical pain. Mockery. Public humiliation. Broken family relationships. And one of our greatest fears… having to die. These are all aspects of human life that He was not insulated from. In fact, on the cross He quotes King David saying, “My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?” … as if to say, “Why is it like this?” He was one who was not separate from our own suffering.

Many of us feel the weight of anxiety and fear as we journey through the current world. Especially in this time of quarantine. But as we look at these stations, which serve as a reflection of Jesus’ journey to the cross, we will see that we are not troubled guests in this world… that we are not forsaken… and that the good news of this season is expressed best by Jesus…

I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world (Jn 16.33).

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