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Station 11: Promise Journey Community Church - La Mesa, CA
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◼︎Journey Stations of the Cross: Sunday, March 21 – Sunday, April 4 ◼︎Our Stations of the Cross experience will take us on a journey following the footsteps of Christ, immersing us in the biblical account of the last hours and days of Jesus' life. Take a few minutes each day to watch a short video and to respond and reflect. Connect with Jesus and prepare your heart as we head into Good Friday and Easter. The following is the script from the video. You may also follow along using the downloadable reflection booklet.◼︎ Station 11: Promise◼︎Jesus Promises His Kingdom to the Good Thief Luke 23:39–43One of the criminals who were hanged there kept deriding him and saying, “Are you not the Messiah? Save yourself and us!” But the other rebuked him, saying, “Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? And we indeed have been condemned justly, for we are getting what we deserve for our deeds, but this man has done nothing wrong.” Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” He replied, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise.” ...We often think promises tell us of good to come. The men hanging beside Jesus on their own crosses didn’t have a future in which to place their hope. Jesus makes a promise to the one who addresses him, but it’s not a far-off fantasy. Jesus promises the man communion, belonging, right then and there. “Today you will be with me in Paradise.” He focuses the man in the present, and then he transforms the present—infusing that very moment with hope, with peace, and with mercy. Paying attention to our breath is one way to center ourselves in the present moment. Consider the promise Jesus makes: to be with us now, and until the end of the age. Let your breathing take you deeper into that promised communion. Breathe in hope. Breathe out despair. Breathe in peace. Breathe out anxiety. Breathe in mercy. Breathe out judgment. Breathe in love. Breathe out love. Breathe in love. Breathe out love. Breathe in love. Breathe out love.
◼︎Journey Stations of the Cross: Sunday, March 21 – Sunday, April 4 ◼︎Our Stations of the Cross experience will take us on a journey following the footsteps of Christ, immersing us in the biblical account of the last hours and days of Jesus' life. Take a few minutes each day to watch a short video and to respond and reflect. Connect with Jesus and prepare your heart as we head into Good Friday and Easter. The following is the script from the video. You may also follow along using the downloadable reflection booklet.◼︎ Station 11: Promise◼︎Jesus Promises His Kingdom to the Good Thief Luke 23:39–43One of the criminals who were hanged there kept deriding him and saying, “Are you not the Messiah? Save yourself and us!” But the other rebuked him, saying, “Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? And we indeed have been condemned justly, for we are getting what we deserve for our deeds, but this man has done nothing wrong.” Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” He replied, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise.” ...We often think promises tell us of good to come. The men hanging beside Jesus on their own crosses didn’t have a future in which to place their hope. Jesus makes a promise to the one who addresses him, but it’s not a far-off fantasy. Jesus promises the man communion, belonging, right then and there. “Today you will be with me in Paradise.” He focuses the man in the present, and then he transforms the present—infusing that very moment with hope, with peace, and with mercy. Paying attention to our breath is one way to center ourselves in the present moment. Consider the promise Jesus makes: to be with us now, and until the end of the age. Let your breathing take you deeper into that promised communion. Breathe in hope. Breathe out despair. Breathe in peace. Breathe out anxiety. Breathe in mercy. Breathe out judgment. Breathe in love. Breathe out love. Breathe in love. Breathe out love. Breathe in love. Breathe out love.
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