STATIONS OF THE CROSS

Eleventh Station: NAILED TO CROSS

We Adore You, O Christ, And We Praise You.
Because By Your Holy Cross You Have Redeemed The World.

With the world clearly shown in the background, much activity can be observed as the three figures in this scene set the stage for Christ's crucifixion. The Pharisee, standing and pointing, gestering blame, directs one's attention to the hammer welding man about to force the nails through the Lord's feet. Appearing as a very ordinary individual, the man about to pin Jesus' feet to the cross wears the face of the Pharisee. Daily, Jesus is nailed to the cross by very ordinary persons like you and I, for the Pharisee within each of us is quite capable of inflicting blame and pain on our brothers and sisters as we nail them with psychological, mental and/or physical abuse.

Another ordinary person without military uniform or eye contact with the nailer, appears bent on either holding Christ down, positioning Jesus to the cross for nail placement, or in comforting the extremely exhausted Christ. It is left up to the eye of the beholder to discern just who this individual represents in one's own life.

The abused and battered Christ, with near limp hand, continues to be supported by the Sacred Scriptures. Observing the cross, one can see that a portion of it extends beyond the Scroll which represents the Old Testament. Using symbolism and historical documentation, the cross of Christ literally extends through and out of the of the Old Testament into the New Testament, the prophetic fulfillment of the Word of God.