This service uses the Stations of the Cross, a devotion developed in the Middle Ages helping people who could not travel to Jerusalem to imagine where Christ walked on the day of His passion, and to meditate on the events. By the end of the 17th century, many churches had stations (or stops) arranged at intervals along their walls.
For us today, each "station" is an image of a stained glass window displayed with some percussive music, followed by a relevant Bible reading, and then a reflection on the Bible text (read alternately by Pastor Neville Otto and lay leader Sue Westhorp, who wrote this service some years ago).
As we visit the Stations, we remember the life-giving power of God’s love for all of humanity, and His saving grace and commitment to each of us through the darkness and joy of our own journeys. [Good Friday]
[The downloadable text version, and the linked audio 'podcast' file, both include a small extract of only the fifth and eighth stations. For the full context, please see the YouTube stream recording.]