The main focus of Francis of Assisi's stations of the cross was on the Via Dolorosa(Way of sorrows)
When a man took up his cross it was tantamount to the death sentence. It was a one way trip to a certain and bloody execution.
When Jesus left from the back entrance of Pilate's courtyard he was bearing a heavy cross and He was walking towards the exit sign from this earth.
That's the sign towards which all mortals face but in Jesus case He knew where He was going, what He was doing and who He was doing it for.
The pre-requisite condition for all followers of Christ is to take up our cross DAILY. But for us our pathway is not the Via Dolorosa and an EXIT sign: it's a shining path that grows brighter as we get nearer to the ENTRANCE of the place He has prepared for each of us.
That's a point worth pondering today.
Jubilate.
Ian
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