Opening Prayer
Heavenly Father, open our minds and hearts now to your presence that we may be renewed in our following of Jesus, Who is the Eternal Radiance of Your Face that You have shone into our darkness to show us the way to union with You.
We make our prayer to You through Jesus Christ Your Son, who lives and reigns with You and Your Holy Spirit, One God, for ever and Ever! Amen.
The Fourteenth Station: Jesus is Laid in the Tomb
Meditation
They quickly carried the body of Jesus to Joseph’s new tomb hewn out of rock, wrapped it in a shroud, rolled a great stone across the entrance and hurried off to observe the Sabbath rest. Only thereafter could they finish the burial. Little did they realize then that their prayers for the deliverance of Jesus had not only not gone unanswered but had already been more than answered, for their prayers were accepted with Jesus Himself when Jesus, dying on the cross, surrendered His Spirit into the hands of His Father. This would be made manifest to them in the risen Jesus; and it would be made manifest to them soon, already on the third day, and to some of them, even at the crack of dawn on the third day.
Prayer
Father, when our prayers seem to go unanswered, help us to realize that our prayers are answered in Jesus already, frequently in ways that go far beyond our expectations, and also that this is experienced sooner by those who do more to get and stay close to Jesus.
Closing Prayer
Heavenly Father, we thank you for the prayer we have shared here walking together with Jesus the way to Calvary. May we always walk with Him faithfully until we are lifted up by His cross to where He is, at your right hand in glory. We make our prayer to You in His Name, Jesus Christ the Lord. Amen!
