Station 2: Jesus accepts his cross | The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer

Find Station #2: Bench on front porch facing crosses in window

Prayer
Reader: We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you.
All: Because by your holy cross, you have redeemed the world.

Reading
Jesus watches the soldiers bring out the cross for him to carry. It looks so heavy. How can one man carry it alone? But he puts the wood across his shoulders and bends over with the weight and pain. It hurts me to watch him hurt.

Activity on the Church Grounds
For families: Point to the first cross you see. How many crosses can you find from this spot? Which cross is the biggest? I wonder how Jesus felt carrying something so large and so heavy.
For adults: Grant us patience, O Lord, to follow the road you have taken. Let our confidence not rest in our own understanding but in your guiding hand; let our desires not be for our own comfort, but for the joy of your kingdom; for your cross is our hope and our joy now and unto the day of eternity. Amen.

Activity at Home
For all: Read Jesus takes up his cross from Earnest Illustrations by Earnest Graham.

Move on to Station 3: Playground by driveway

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Stations of the Cross Station 1: Jesus is condemned Station 2: Jesus accepts his cross Station 3: Jesus falls for the first time Station 4: Jesus meets his mother Station 5: Simon of Cyrene carries the cross Station 6: A woman wipes the face of Jesus Station 7: Jesus falls for the second time Station 8: Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem Station 9: Jesus falls for the third time Station 10: Jesus is stripped of his clothes Station 11: Jesus is nailed to the cross Station 12: Jesus dies Station 13: Jesus is taken down from the cross Station 14: Jesus is laid in the tomb

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The Rev. Philip DeVaul, Rector

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Children are at the heart of life at Church of the Redeemer. Children learn about the word of God through our Children's Christian Education programs; they are involved in worship services, they play music in our services, and they form lifelong friendships with each other through their experiences.

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