Station 9: Jesus Falls for the Third Time

"He had neither beauty nor majesty… He was despised and rejected, a man of suffering, familiar with pain." (Isaiah 53:2-3)

A few months ago, after talking with my spiritual director, I began working on my childhood wounds—wounds that had caused painful disruptions in my adult life. At first, I didn’t believe I could change.

How could I fight something I had never been able to handle?

Every attempt I had made before ended in failure, so I stopped trying. I was afraid. Afraid I would fall again. I saw only failure in myself and believed that there was no hope for me.

Jesus, My Brave Warrior

How amazing it is that Jesus did not give up. He went all the way to the end, even though He fell several times.

Hungry, tired, beaten, bleeding—He didn’t even have shoes to protect His feet from sharp stones. And yet, He walked to the end.

Jesus, my brave Warrior.

A Prayer for Those Who Struggle

In this Station, I pray for:

• Addicts, that they may find in Jesus the strength to get up after every fall.

• Their families and loved ones, that they may see them as children of God with dignity.

• Our society, that we may be more compassionate, understanding that addiction is an illness, not a failure.

Jesus fell three times, but He always got up.

May we find the courage to do the same.

Weronika Jóźwiak

Polish CLC of Young Adults