Station to Station: An Ignatian Journey through the Stations of the Cross

He said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.” Now there was a great wind, so strong that it was splitting mountains and breaking rocks in pieces before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake; and after the earthquake a fire

Then Peter came and said to him, “Lord, if another member of the church sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?” Jesus said to him, “Not seven times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven times.”

So instead of looking for instant answers, just be present to God, listen, speak if necessary, and then be silent. You might hear something, but more often than not, the answers come in the hours and days after prayer time.

Jesus’ actions reveal his deep commitment to others. His final act of mercy is directed toward his mother, to protect her, to care for her, to provide for her in his absence.

Instead, we should believe in God, follow the commandments, be merciful, and then there’s nothing we cannot do. This doesn’t mean that we’re better than anyone else; we don’t need to be arrogant about it. Feelings of superiority lead to, as they say in Star Wars, the dark side.

the Passion asks us to find Jesus in the midst of loneliness, heartache, pain, and exhaustion as they occur in our own lives. We are called to seek God in all these very human things, these broken places and vacant rooms where we think God is not present.

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain. —St. Paul, 1 Corinthians 15:58

they drew strength in their faith by surrendering to Divine Providence.

The Scriptural Stations of the Cross