Station 6: A woman wipes the face of Jesus
Find Station #6: Bottom of stairs by playground (Memorial Garden)
Prayer
Reader: We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you.
All: Because by your holy cross, you have redeemed the world.
Reading
Look, a woman broke through the soldiers and got close to Jesus! She is wiping his face with a cloth. How did she have the courage to challenge the soldiers? Jesus thanks her; maybe she made him feel a little better. But how can he say “thank you” at a time like this?
Activity on the Church Grounds
For families: Find the benches and have a seat. Think of a time you were so tired or exhausted. How do we rest when we feel this way? I wonder if there is a time you have been there for someone who needed your help. What did that look like? How did you feel reaching out to someone in need?
For adults: O God, who before the passion of your only-begotten Son revealed his glory upon the holy mountain: Grant to us that we, beholding by faith the light of his countenance, may be strengthened to bear our cross, and be changed into his likeness from glory to glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Activity at Home
For all: Read A woman wipes the face of Jesus from Earnest Illustrations by Earnest Graham.
Move on to Station 7: Benches under large tree on front porch
