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| Stations of the Cross 1st Station: Jesus is condemned to death- pray for faith. How did we condemn our family to death through our addiction? 2nd Station: Jesus takes up His cross- pray for understanding. Do we take up the cross of responsibility and accountability on a daily basis? 3rd Station: Jesus falls the first time- pray for knowledge When confronted with setbacks, do we go back to the old behavior patterns or do we use them to acknowledge our weakness and grow from them? 4th Station: Jesus meets His Mother- pray for hope The road to my recovery is lined with brothers and sisters that pray for me and intercede for my family’s needs. Am I grateful? A grateful addict is a sober one. 5th Station: Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus carry His cross- pray for fear of the Lord There are times when I become a bystander with the people around me. I become a rock that doesn’t move. Do I seek those that will help me move it? 6th Station: Jesus meets Veronica- pray for charity Weary and bloody we seek refuge and renewal. The face of recovery must be periodically cleansed. 7th Station: Jesus falls a second time- We pray for wisdom. “for the foolishness of Gods is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.” 1 COR 1:25 We all have limits; we are ordinary; we are finite. He is limitless, extraordinary and infinite. 8th Station: Jesus Comforts the women of Jerusalem- pray for prudence. Sobriety comforts me. The Lord is my sobriety. The lord comforts me. He empowers me to comfort others. 9th Station: Jesus falls a third time- We pray for council When the weight of recovery becomes too great, we must take an inventory and evaluate our approach, particularly with co- dependency issues. 10th Station: Jesus is stripped of His garments- we pray for justice The stripping of our garments is our honesty and our willingness to be led by others. Station 11: Jesus is nailed to the cross- I pray for piety When I contemplate the wood, I see the blood stains and the memories that stir up regret, guilt and shame. These are no longer mine, they belong to the wood. Station 12: Jesus dies on the cross- we pray for fortitude The man that I used to be will always drink and drug, the woman I used to be will always control, worry, and feel sorry for herself. These people have now died on the cross. We are new creations in Christ Jesus! Station 13: Jesus is taken down from the cross- pray for service Joseph of Arimathea requested the body of Jesus at the risk of his own life. At some point in our life, our sobriety depends on such a request. When we choose to relapse, we are not willing to take that risk. Station 14: Jesus is laid in the tomb- We pray for temperance The solitude and peace that we experience in sobriety is incomparable. A price has been paid for it. Darkness becomes light, chaos becomes order, drunkenness becomes sobriety, and death becomes life. |
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