Ninth Station of the Cross: Jesus’ Third Fall

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One fall is … a fall. A fall is just a fall, usually. A second fall is a sure sign of repetitive stumbling. Yes, a bit of vertigo may be the trouble. A third fall is, however, no fall at all. It is a continuation; a small, isolated look at a much larger and combined chain of events. Yes, a third fall is but one small frame of a moving picture composed of many, many similar shots. Jesus did not fall once, twice, or three times. No, Jesus bounced, rolled, scraped, and crawled his way – the entire way – toward Golgatha, aka “The Place of the Skull.”

Artwork Used By Permission & Credit: Gwyneth Leech

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