Walking the Way of the Cross: Prayers and Reflections on the Biblical Stations of the Cross

by Stephen Cottrell, Paula Gooder, Philip North

Found in Common Times and Seasons, The Way of the Cross is a series of scripture-based devotions for personal or group use in Lent and Holy Week. Similar in intent to the traditional Stations of the Cross, it focuses wholly on the biblical narrative of the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus. This seasonal companion provides the sequence of fifteen meditations appears in full, including opening and concluding prayers. Each is accompanied by three short reflections from different perspectives by three of today's very best spiritual - Paula Gooder offers reflections on the scriptural narratives; - Stephen Cottrell considers the story from the perspective of personal discipleship; - Philip North explores the story's challenge to mission and witness.

128 pages, Paperback

Published October 30, 2019

About the author

The Right Reverend Stephen Cottrell is Church of England Bishop of Chelmsford, and a prolific and much-loved author. He is a co-creator of the Emmaus course and a co-author of the Pilgrim course.

Reviews

[Dylan Parry Jones · Rating 5 out of 5]

Three different sets of reflections on the Biblical stations of the cross. I used these (mostly) alone as part of Lenten devotion. They sparked thought and engagement more than traditional reflections on the stations, but this was welcome and food for contemplating during a Lockdown Lent