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OF THE CROSS We Adore You, O Christ, And We Praise You. Historically representative, the map of the world, as depicted in the background, has the Cross of Christ directly over Israel; Christ has fallen below Rome and is under Israel. Christ, whose hand comes off the stage, moves down to the scroll, the Sacred Scriptures that are being fulfilled. He is the Fulfillment! In times past, God spoke in fragmentary and varied ways to our fathers through the prophets; in this, the final age, He has spoken to us through his Son whom he has made heir of all things and through whom He first created the universe. This Son is the reflection of the Father's glory, the exact representation of the Father's being, and He sustains all things by his powerful word. When He had cleansed us from our sins, He took his seat at the right hand of the Majesty (Hb 1:1-3). |
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Several things are happening in this
scene. This is Christ's first fall and the cross, which is tilted
quite abruptly, looks like it is falling on the soldier's shoulder.
The soldier is reacting by moving defensively, by resisting the
movement of the cross with a counter force of his elbow, while at
the same time attempting to throw a whipping cord blow in Christ's
direction.
On the other side of the cross and in the background is what appears to be a Jewish man with his hands held out as through requesting money. Standing with shrugged shoulders and reflecting an uninvolved attitude of, "What can I do?", this man has chosen to distance himself from Christ. Truly, this person is a space apart from Jesus and so represents the truth that a little bit of a gap, unless corrected, is enough to lose a life-giving relationship with the Lord. Stations of the Cross Walking Tour Map |