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Many Christians met on the steps of City Hall in Redding CA and began a
Stations of the Cross Walk through the streets on Good Friday.
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The line of participants went on and on and on.
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We would stop every 1/2 mile or so and gather to pray the station.
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We had such a large crowd that we needed to use a megaphone for the prayers.
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We had to stop traffic every time we crossed the road, yet no one complained about the wait.
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Everyone took turns carrying the heavy cross.
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There is something about carrying the cross and actually feeling the weight of our own sins as Christ must have experienced it, at least to some similar degree.....
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We alternated each station, one was prayed in English and then the next in Spanish.
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This walk was once a youth event, but it has transformed into a
whole church event over the last 10 years.
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I was so impressed with how attentive everyone was at each station.
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You could feel the holiness flooding through our streets.
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We would stop in front of stores and pray as a united group.
Here we are in front of the Christian Book Store.
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Is this embracing the cross or what?
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The youth would take turns praying at each station as well.
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Here is David and Michael Waters and my son Sean.
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What a beautiful day for a walk.....
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I enjoyed the variety of participants: Anglo, Filipino, Hispanic, Young, Old
and everything in between
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At this point we have almost completed the walk,
we are just around the corner from the final destination, the church.
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Our final prayer before carrying the cross into the church and
beginning the Good Friday Services.
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Hanging out in the Church Grotto awaiting Good Friday Services.
The Stations of the Cross Walk has become a tradition over the last 10 years, making the spiritual walk a great opportunity to embrace the passion.
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