Jesus Falls the Third Time

No fixed feast day in the calendar

By tradition, Jesus falls the third time, when his body is completely exhausted.

This station comes from the devotional tradition of the Church; the Gospels do not tell it.

“But he assured me: “My grace is enough for you, for my power is shown in its fullness in weakness.”” (cf. 2 Cor 12:9a)

Look

Picture the third fall on the last stretch of the road, when his body is exhausted. No strength left, nothing impressive left in how he looks. This station is no longer a lesson in “keep going.” There are times when people fall so hard that they can no longer prove anything about themselves. Saint Paul tells how the Lord said to him: “My grace is enough for you.” The third fall shows that Jesus completes the road not by looking strong, but through a love that obeys the Father “to the point of accepting death” (Phil 2:8).

Ask your heart

Are you measuring your worth by always having to be strong, always be the best, always get up right away?

One small thing

Today, choose the one thing that is making you most anxious or helpless, slowly read the words “My grace is enough for you,” and let go of one unnecessary demand to be perfect.

Prayer

Lord Jesus, you fell the third time when your body was exhausted.
When I have no strength left, let me hear the words: “My grace is enough for you,”
and entrust myself into the Father's hands. Amen.

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