Way of the Cross - XI. Jesus Is Nailed to the Cross
How can I behold the Savior shamefully nailed to the Cross and seek only comfort, wealth, and honors... and even indulge in unlawful pleasures? Jesus Crucified, help me to esteem and practice true Christian mortification that I may love only Thee and renounce the world, the flesh, and the Devil.
Leader: Life is full of surprises... those that are pleasant, please us. Those that are unpleasant, shock us. We should have been ready... we should have expected it as part of life... Human life. It seemed strange that day... even before the report came... life around us felt strange. It must have been around three in the afternoon when the word came... that the sickness was serious... there would be a long period of suffering for all the family. Questions flashed through our minds... Why us, God?... Why this kind?... Why this time?... Why now, when all seemed to be going so well? And then we saw Jesus... being nailed to a Cross and we knew that to love Him... we must share His Cross... we must experience a Crucifixion.
Response: I here and now accept for all my life whatever sickness, torment, agony may come. To every cross, I touch my lips.