STATIONS OF THE CROSS
V. SIMON HELPS JESUS
Digital Collage, Jean-Marie Lee, 2017
PLOGS BELOW (JML's Poetic Commentary)
V. SIMON HELPS JESUS
V. We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you,
R. Because by your holy Cross you have
redeemed the world.
In the whole context of the Passion, this help does
not add up to very much. But for Jesus, a smile, a word,
a gesture, a little bit of love is enough for him to pour out
his grace bountifully on the soul of his friend... At times
the Cross appears without our looking for it: it is Christ who
is seeking us out. And if by chance, before this unexpected
Cross which, perhaps, is therefore more difficult to understand,
if your heart were to show repugnance... don’t give it consolations.
And, filled with a noble compassion, when it asks for them, say
to it slowly, as one speaking in confidence: ‘Heart: heart on the Cross!
Heart on the Cross!’
Our Father... Hail Mary...
V. Have mercy on us, O Lord
R. Have mercy on us
Plog Post: Friday, March 31, 2017