Consternation fills my soul when I behold the Savior fall a third time beneath the Cross. What is the cause? The incredible obstinacy of sinners who refuse to amend their lives. O Jesus, grant that I may be truly converted and suffer every evil rather than be remembered among such ungrateful sinners.

Leader: The whole week hadn't been too good, pressures... tensions... frustrations... communication was breaking down... and we knew it. The tension between us was growing... little remarks were made by both of us. We knew... or at least we should have known what was happening. And today it happened... we had words... cutting words! Words that hurt and hurt deeply... we fought so hard. We could say nothing good to each other... or about each other. Finally, we said to one another that they were not even worthy of love. We could have asked pardon... we could have forgiven... but we didn't. Then we saw Jesus again, there in the dirt... almost lifeless beneath the Cross that we had made overpowering.

Response: My Lord, I see you take a moment's rest then rise and stagger on. So I can to because my will is mine. When all strength is gone and guilt and self-reproach press me to earth and seem to hold me fast, protect me from the sin of Judas – save me from despair! Lord, never let me feel that any sin of mine is greater than your love. No matter what my past has been, I can begin anew.

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