Examination of conscience
Please take a couple of minutes becoming aware of the things we have done to offend God in the last 24 hours.
Act of Contrition
Lord, the weight of my sins is to heavy for me to bear. Yet, You came to become like me in all things but sin, and took my punishment for me. I am sorry for the times I neglected You this past day, and promise not to sin again.
Seventh Station: Jesus Bears the Cross
When the chief priests and the guards saw [Jesus] they cried out, "Crucify him, crucify him!" Pilate said to them, "Take him yourselves and crucify him. I find no guilt in him." ... They cried out, "Take him away, take him away! Crucify him!" Pilate said to them, "Shall I crucify your king?" The chief priests answered, "We have no king but Caesar." Then he handed him over to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus, and carrying the cross himself he went out to what is called the Place of the Skull, in Hebrew, Golgotha. - John 19:6, 15-17
Reflection
We claim we love the Lord, yet, we fail to realise that everytime we sin, we reject Him and shout in union with the chief priests: "Crucify Him!" In your sin, have you said to the world "I have no King but money" or "I have no King but fame" or "I have no King but sleep"? Imagine being one in the crowd that very day. Imagine, if you had shouted "He is my King! I have no other King but Him!" You would really end up carrying your cross... with Him. That's our challenge today - to stand in the crowd of Jesus-haters, make known your alliance, and carry your cross.
Prayer
Lord, grant us strength of purpose that we may faithfully bear our crosses each day.
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