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Station 2 - Jesus Takes Up His Cross

"When the Holy One beholds the city he loves and weeps, he walks directly into the devastation, pain, and grief, the boarded up doorways and the smashed windows."

Narrated by The Very Rev'd Nathan LeRud, Dean of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Portland.

In this episode:

• Art: Look Down That Road by Charles Pollock, 1942 
  • All art featured in this audio pilgrimage series is drawn from "Stations of the Cross at SAAM," developed by Victoria Emily Jones of Art & Theology, and is part of the collection at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington DC.
  • View full Stations of the Cross at SAAM. 
• Music:
  • Byrd: Civitas Sancti (recorded live by the Cathedral Chamber Singers at the Ash Wednesday service at Trinity Cathedral)  
  • Improvisation by Katie Burk (Organ Scholar at Trinity Cathedral)
• Poetry: "The Coming" by R.S. Thomas

For a version of this episode with closed-captioning, view it on our YouTube channel.

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This series of weekly audio reflections will help you learn to link the divine with your daily life. How might Jesus’ final hours feel different when juxtaposed with a walk in the neighborhood, or in a quiet corner at home, or while driving to pick up take-out? Pause a few times a week for scripture, prayers, and music led by Trinity clergy and priests from across the Diocese of Oregon. 

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