Personal Encounter ofJesus Carrying His Cross
How to summarize my most recent visit to Costa Rica? Upon returning home from Costa Rica, I was praying the Stations of the Cross. As I was reflecting on the stations, faces of the people I encountered in Costa Rica came into my mind. With tears welling up in my eyes, I realized that in Costa Rica, I just encountered Jesus carrying his cross in the people I met while there. I would like to take you through the stations and allow you to meet Jesus carry the cross in these people as they are carrying the cross. 1. First Station- Jesus is Condemned to Death In this first station, I see the face of Hermana Ana. I see her courage as she serves in Coopevega. Sister Ana is a Sister of the Congregation of Misioneras Clarisas del Santisimo Sacramento. Hermana Ana, along with two other sisters, share that in all their years of serving, this particular mission post has been the most difficult in terms of apathy from the people in response to their invitations to Christ and participation i