Stations of the Cross Meditations for Moms

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Anne Kennedy. Stations of the Cross Meditations for Moms

Introduction

Stations of the Cross Meditations for Moms. Station One: Jesus is condemned to death

Time’s Up! Facing Death Through Intentional Living. Anne Kennedy

Station Two: Jesus is given his cross

What Our Crosses Reveal in Us. Chandi Owen

Station Three: Jesus meets his mother

Preparing Your Children to Walk Their Own Paths. Amy Schisler

Station Four: Jesus Falls the First Time

Learning As We Fall. Chandi Owen

Station Five: Simon helps carry the cross

Accepting (Unexpected) Help to Carry My Cross. Anne Kennedy

Station Six: Veronica wipes Jesus' face

Keeping the Face of Jesus in Front of Us. Anne Kennedy

Station Seven: Jesus Falls the Second Time

Falling Down on the Job as a Mom? Susan Anthony

Station Eight: Jesus Meets the Daughters of Jerusalem

A Legacy for Our Daughters. Amy Schisler

Station Nine: Jesus Falls the Third Time

Fall, Rise, Repeat. Wendy Clark

Station Ten: Jesus is stripped of garments

Stripping Away Imperfection. Amy Schisler

Station Eleven: Jesus is Nailed to the Cross

Joining Jesus on the Cross: Doing His Will, Even When You Know the Cost. Anne Kennedy

Station Twelve: Jesus Dies on the Cross

At the Foot of the Cross: Witness to Hope. Susan Anthony

Station Thirteen: Jesus is taken down from the cross

A Duty to Receive: Dealing with the Death of a Loved One. Anne Kennedy

Station Fourteen: Jesus is Laid in the tomb

Putting Away Our Regrets. Susan Anthony

About the Authors. Susan Anthony

Amy Schisler

Anne Kennedy

Chandi Owen

Wendy Clark

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“Now what?” I thought. Lent last year found me completely conflicted. Having just returned from a life-changing pilgrimage to the Holy Land, I found myself descending from that mountaintop experience into the valley of everyday life. I longed to convey the feeling of intimacy with God my fellow pilgrims and I had encountered but felt completely isolated. It didn’t help that I had given up coffee for Lent, too.

At a parish penance service, waiting for confession, I leafed through a Stations of the Cross booklet. You’ve probably seen a million of these. I felt like I was transported back to my Catholic grade school, circa 1975. There was nothing wrong with the meditations and prayers, but they were so general, so impersonal, that the connection to Christ was lost.

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•Use these meditations to spark prayer time or journaling this season.

•Keep them in your car or bag for meditation in the pickup line, checkout line, or any other place moms spend a long time waiting.

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