God could forgive our sins in many ways.
He selected offering His Son to suffer and
die for us on a cross. A mystery of love!
“Whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God” (1 Corinthians 10:31).
The way to live for the glory of God is to love him (Matthew 22:37), trust him (Romans 4:20),
be thankful to him (Psalm 50:23),
obey him (Matthew 5:16),
and treasure him above all things (Philippians 3:8; Matthew 10:37).
When we do these things, we image forth God’s glory.
But, we also are sinners.
We deserve punishment.
Yet, in his great mercy, God sent his only Son, Jesus Christ, into the world to provide for sinners the way of eternal life.
Therefore eternal life is a gift to all who will trust in Christ as Lord and Savior, and He is the Treasure of their lives.
Facts to remember: (From the Way of the Cross)
- The royal soldiers, guided by Jesus' disciple Judas Iscariot, arrested Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane.
- The high priest condemned Jesus for blasphemy, and the Sanhedrin concurred with a sentence of death.
- While waiting in the courtyard, Peter also denied Jesus three times to bystanders while the interrogations were proceeding just as Jesus had foretold.
- Jesus is condemned to death.
- Jesus carries his cross.
- Jesus falls the first time.
- Jesus meets his mother.
- Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus to carry his cross.
- Veronica wipes Jesus' face.
- He falls the second time.
- The women of Jerusalem weep over Jesus.
- He falls the third time.
- He is stripped o his garments.
- He is nailed to the cross.
- He dies on the cross.
- A soldier pierced the side of Jesus with a lance, causing blood and water to flow out, and the centurion informed Pilate that Jesus was dead.
- He is taken down from the cross.
- He is placed in the sepulcher.
- "Through him, and with him and in him.
- O God almighty Father,
- In the unity of the Holy Spirit,
- all glory and honor is yours,
- for ever and ever. Amen" (Eucharistic Prayer)
