“And through these days of penitence, and through your Passiontide, forever more, in life and death, O Lord with us abide. May we once this life of Suffering past, attain an Easter of unending joy at last.”
“Abide with me, fast falls the eventide, though darkness deepens, Lord with me abide, when other helpers fails and comforts flee, oh thou who changest not, abide with me .”
“These forty days of Lent, O Lord, with you we fast and pray; teach us to discipline our wills and follow Lord your way.” Amen!
“As you with Satan did contend, and did the victory win, O give us strength in You to fight, in you, to conquer sin. As thirst and hunger you have known, so teach us gracious Lord, to die to self and only live, by your most holy word.” Help us Lord!
“Thy body slain, sweet Jesus, and bathed in its own blood, while the firm mark of wrath divine, His soul in anguish stood.”
“But drops of grief can ne’er repay, the depth of love I owe, here Lord I give myself away, ’tis all that I can do. At the cross at the cross where I first saw the light and the burdens of my heart rolled away, it was there by faith, I received my sight and now I am happy all the day.”
“Alas! and did my Savior bleed, and did my Sovereign die! Would he devote that sacred head for sinners such as I?”
“Was it for crimes that I have done, he groaned upon the tree? Amazing pity! Grace unknown! And love beyond degree!” Lord, when I think of all the wrongs that I have done, my spirit groans within me, to know that you had to endure all of this for my sins. Thank, you, Lord!
Let us have pity for our Savior who was so cruelly treated. He was stripped not just of His clothing, but of all His pride.
My innocent Jesus, was tormented, he endured grave sufferings when he was brutally stripped of his garments. His wounds were re-opened when his clothes were torn off his back. What did he do to deserve this cruel treatment? One song-writer said, ‘They poured contempt on all his pride’.
Jesus Is Stripped of His Garments. Imagine having a bandaged stripped from your broken skin hastily. Imagine the suffering of Jesus.
“Let us ponder for a moment how Jesus must have felt as he was violently stripped of His clothes by His executioners. The inner garments adhered to his lacerated flesh and the soldiers tore them off so roughly that the skin came with them.” My God, my God, my soul bleeds for you! Thank you, for all that you endured for my sake.
“Jesus Falls the Third Time! Consider how Jesus Christ fell for the third time. He was extremely weak and the cruelty of His executioners was excessive; they tried to hasten His steps though He hardly had strength to move.”
“Jesus, by the weakness You suffered in going to Calvary, give me enough strength to overcome all my weaknesses, and forgive me for all my evil passions which have led me to despise You. I love You, Jesus with all my heart and I am sorry for ever having offended You.”
“Today, is is all too easy to weep for ourselves, blurring our sight of how the wrongs we have done brought the pain and disappointment to our loving Father.” Keep us mindful dear Lord.
“Where we are unable to see anything but out own worries, cares, and problems, we ask you Lord to help us change and to forgive us.”
“When my way grows drear precious Lord linger near, when my light is almost gone, hear my cry, hear my call, hold my hand lest I fall, take my hand precious Lord, lead me home.”
Jesus’ journey to Calvary was dark, it was long, it was cruel, it was agonizing; and he could have called ten thousand angels, but he did not. He suffered bled and died for our sins. It was his cross to bear. Help us, Lord to bear our cross.
“Beaten and bruised and struggling under the weight of His cross, Jesus turned to them and said, ‘Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, weep instead for yourselves and your children’.”
“How hard is must have been to look on the flogged and bleeding figure of Jesus, as he struggled under the weight of his cross and not weep. Yet, our Lord was not moved by self-pity, but pity for the suffering destined for his people, pity for the suffering man would inflict upon man.”