Jesus is placed in the Tomb
The Fourteenth Station of the cross. (Last Station).
Luke 23:50-54: Now there was a good and righteous man named Joseph, who, though a member of the council, had not agreed to their plan and action. He came from the Jewish town of Arimathea, and he was waiting expectantly for the kingdom of God. This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then he took it down, wrapped it in a linen cloth, and laid it in a rock-hewn tomb where no one had ever been laid. It was the day of Preparation, and the Sabbath was beginning.
The burial explains the place from which Jesus was raised. It also makes it absolutely clear that Jesus really died on the cross.
The main purpose of The Stations of the Cross is to draw us more deeply into the mystery and mercy, and also the reality of the cross, so that we might truly and powerfully experience the love of God.
Prayer
Lord Jesus, we remember that you really died. You experienced the ultimate penalty for our sin, for my sin. Your real death opened up the door for me to experience real life. Faced with such a merciful mystery, I cry: "Amazing love! How can it be, that Thou, my God, shouldst die for me?" Amen!
Ps 1. To down load an illustrated booklet containing all 14 of these devotions based on the Stations of the Cross, go to our website for Centurion West Presbyterian Church at "Favourite links" on this blog, and under Resources on the menu, choose "Articles".
Ps 2. Tomorrow we will publish here a devotion for Maundy Thursday in preparation of Tenebrae.
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