"Help you. Help others. Help me." Not much is said about Simon of Cyrene, whether he helped Jesus carry the Christ willingly or if he was threatened by the Roman soldiers. All we know is that he helped Jesus carry the Cross from the fifth station onward. When someone is willing to help us or … Continue reading Moving Meditations for Lent | Day 13: Helping Hand
"Mothers, first witnesses to the life God gave us" At the fourth station, Jesus meets His mother. Jesus meets many people along the way, but it is of course fitting that she be the first to meet Him. For she was the first to witness the glory of Jesus as Human and Divine. She was … Continue reading Moving Meditations for Lent | Day 12: Mothers
"I humble myself before You" If there is anything that the Stations of the Cross teach us it is humility. When we think of humility, we often think of being humble. The image of the humble person is often someone like Jesus, standing resolute in the face of injustice, but we rarely think of the … Continue reading Moving Meditations for Lent | Day 11: Humility
"When we genuflect, we accept death." For the second station, we kneel as Jesus carries the Cross. Both are a symbol of the acceptance of death. I was once taught that in Medieval times, when a knight genuflected before a king, this gesture, a kneeling before authority and a bowing of the head, had a … Continue reading Moving Meditations for Lent | Day 10: Accepting Death
"Journey with Jesus on the Way of the Cross" For the next two weeks we will begin journeying with Jesus on the Way of the Cross, also known as the Stations of the Cross. The Stations of the Cross is truly an embodied prayer, recounting Jesus' footsteps and physical struggle carrying the Cross while also … Continue reading Moving Meditations for Lent | Day 9: Journey with Jesus on the Way of the Cross
​​ ​The Sign of the Cross. At the time of Jesus' death, I don't think anyone could ever imagine that the symbol of His followers would be such a stark and violent symbol. Now, it represents death and resurrection, but it also represents the very nature of God - the Trinity. In Richard Rohr's new … Continue reading Moving Meditations for Lent | Day 8: The Sign of the Cross
"Stay grounded in faith like the women who stayed" Today we celebrate International Women's Day. Keeping mindful of our Moving Meditations for Lent, we recognize the many women who remained grounded and steadfast in their faith, lending themselves to keeping Christianity alive to this day. There is Mary, the Mother of God, bearer of the … Continue reading Moving Meditations for Lent | Day 7: The Women Who Stayed
​​ In a world full of chaos and distractions, it is quite easy to lose focus. It is easy to stray away from the flow of the path that God has laid before us. This straying away is sin. So how do we get back into the flow, back on the path? By focusing. "Keep … Continue reading Moving Meditations for Lent | Day 6: The Five Positions of Focus
"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your kind and with all your strength. The second is this: Love your neighbor as yourself. There is no commandment greater than these." (Mark 12: 30-31) Oftentimes, we look at the words of Jesus and we see only … Continue reading Moving Meditations for Lent | Day 5: Love Your Neighbor as Yourself
"When you open yourself up to sharing God's love, you become a channel" Sharing our gifts and our talents are ways in which we can share the love of God to others. By doing our best, living out our passions, and being open to others, we share God's love. How? Because all these things, all … Continue reading Moving Meditations for Lent | Day 4: Becoming a Channel
The Moving Prayer 