One of my most powerful experiences in Jerusalem was the opportunity to walk the Stations of the Cross commemorating Jesus’ final hours before his crucifixion. It is called the “Via Dolorosa” or the “Sorrowful Way.” It begins at the Convent of St Anne and winds through the crowded streets of the old city of Jerusalem. The photo was taken at the Chapel of Condemnation which signifies the place where Jesus received the cross.

Fillmore describes the crucifixion as “the crossing out in consciousness of certain errors that have become fixed states of mind…the giving up of the whole personality in order that the Christ Mind may be expressed in all its fullness.”

Our spiritual journey is a process of releasing our error beliefs and limiting ideas and opening to God’s extraordinary presence of love. As we die to the old way of thinking we experience a rebirth of love, joy and abundance. The gift of Good Friday is the recognition of this process and the promise of eternal life.

Affirmation: “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.” Keep a True Lent by Charles Fillmore