REFLECTION ON THE FOURTH STATION

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THE FOURTH STATION: JESUS MEETS HIS SORROWFUL MOTHER


L.   We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you
A.   Because by your cross you have redeemed the world


MEDITATION

Mary is rightly described as sorrowful. She had witnessed the turning of the same people who hailed her son against him. She saw the religious leaders she undoubtedly held in high esteem lead the condemnation party against her son, even handing him over to Gentile law. 

She saw the way he was brutally beaten, hit, spat upon, insulted. She met him weary under the weight of the cross. She must have shown her son her brave side. She could not break and compound his pain. 

She must have remained resilient, a great encouragement to Christ.


PRAYER:

Lord Jesus, may we follow the example of your mother. Give us the strength to journey with those who suffer without adding to their burden. Help us also face our own sufferings bravely.






By Michael Owusu-Amponsah
(Theology 1 Seminarian)









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