The Fifteenth Station – Jesus rises from the dead.
This time next week is Easter Sunday and a day of great celebration. Jesus beats death,
With new life brings hope. During this difficult time, we must hope, we must not give up. Our faith needs to get us through this lockdown. Hope needs to remain in our hearts.
Loving God
We give thanks for all of those trying to help us. Place hope within their hearts, place faith within their hearts. We remember those who have lost their lives already during this crisis. They will never be forgotten.
The Fourteenth Station – Jesus is laid in the tomb.
Joseph of Arimathea was brave enough to ask Pilate for Jesus’ body. He showed courage and enabled Jesus to have a proper burial place.
Our faith is about to be tested. Our faith is being tested more than ever. It is time to show our own dignity. It is time to show our love. It is time to show our courage like Joseph. Now is the time….
Loving Father
We pray for those who are losing their lives during this pandemic. We pray for those who are trying to save lives. We pray for those making difficult decisions at the moment about our safety.
After hours or torment and pain, Jesus calls out to the world that ‘It is finished’. He has fulfilled scripture and with this Jesus gives up his spirit. Jesus’ love is showered onto the earth forever at this moment.
People have been walking the opposite way towards God for a long time now. With this global pandemic, now is the time to walk to God. Now is the time for our faith and love for God and one another to shine.
Loving God
We pray that Jesus’ death can change how we live our lives today. May that strength of faith shine through our characters and love for one another.
The Eleventh Station – Jesus is nailed to the Cross.
The appalling treatment of Jesus concludes with being nailed to a Cross. The very people Jesus came to help have now punished and abandoned him.
Let us not put up barriers at this time of great need. Now is the time for us all to be brothers and sisters. How? Through prayer and by staying indoors is how we show care. Dream of a time when we will all be together safely again. This will happen, we need to believe it.
Loving God
Let us remember our brothers and sisters around the world. Our love for them and our love of the world can see us through this pandemic. It can help us to remember that love conquers all.
The Tenth Station – Jesus is stripped of his garments
The soldiers humiliate Jesus by stripping him of his clothes. They take his dignity away.
This virus will take away many people’s dignity. We pray for them and they can rest assured that their dignity is intact. It is upsetting to think of others dieing without loved ones around them. Our Lord will wrap around his arms with them and us at this time.
Dear Lord
We pray that everyone in our hospitals are safe in your arms tonight. Give the NHS health workers the courage to continue the fight.
The Ninth Station – Jesus falls for the third time
With each step Jesus struggles more and more. The pain is real. The pain causes more pain. Jesus falls. Alone in the dirt……..
Now more than ever, we need to be strong. We need to be strong like Jesus. We need to believe in his strength and transfer it to our own. We can do this.
Loving Father
We pray for all of those who will lose their life in this struggle. We pray for their families. We must continue to be strong and stay indoors with our loved ones.
Eighth Station – Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem
Along his journey, Jesus passes a group of local women who are crying so much about the way he has been treated.
So many people today feel the need to weep and cry. At this time, we need to be together but alone! It sounds really strange but pick up the phone and speak to someone! Email someone, Stay in contact.
Loving God
Help us to realise that the way we respond to this virus will be judged by the next generation. Let us show compassion and love in all that we do.
The Sixth Station – Veronica wipes the face of Jesus
Veronica steps out of the crowd and wiped Jesus’ face. She looked at the heart of Jesus and saw the generous and thoughtful man that he was.
In our World today people struggle to look beneath the surface. They judge people quickly. They discriminate. In this time of need, we must help others and be generous with our actions and words….like Jesus
Loving God
Bless us with generous hearts. Let us be generous and have the courage to help others. We pray for all the health workers saving others on this day.
