The Ninth Station:
Jesus falls the third time. We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you. Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world. Reflection: He was pierced for our offenses, crushed for our sins. Upon him was the chastisement that makes us whole and by his stripes we were healed. Is. 53.5 Reflection Leader: Totally exhausted, physically and emotionally, Jesus cannot take another step. He collapses to the earth, crushed by the weight of the cross. But even more crushing are the sins of the human race. The loving sacrifice of Jesus overcomes the power of sin and death that has gripped the world since Adam and Eve. The sins of disobedience and rebellion are cancelled by the surrender of Jesus to God’s plan of salvation. God brings victory out of apparent defeat. Prayer: Jesus, you took upon yourself the sinfulness, atrocities and crimes of the whole human family since the beginning of time. Though humankind was created good, sin has brought devastation and ruin upon the earth. Yet we believe that by your stripes, your suffering and death, we are healed. Give us a compassionate heart toward those people who reject your love, who inflict tremendous pain upon themselves and others. May we always remember that there but for the grace of God goes each of us.
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