Look at Your Heart

Has anyone ever said mean or hurtful things about you, or has anyone ever told a lie about you? If someone did that to you, look at your heart and see how you felt. Maybe you were scared, or hurt, or maybe you felt very angry.

When you see how you felt, show your heart to Jesus. Picture Jesus loving you when you show Him what happens in your heart. Then, when you are ready, you can ask Jesus to help you make your heart more like His. Maybe you want to ask Jesus to help you to remember that God is always with you.

The Second Station: Jesus Takes His Cross

Look at Your Heart

Have you ever had something happen that was very hard for you? Sometimes children are very sick, or someone in their family is very sick. Sometimes adults or older children do not treat younger children nicely. Sometimes we just can’t have things the way we want them.

Take some time to look at what your heart is like when this happens. Then, when you see what your heart is like, show your heart to Jesus. Picture Jesus loving you when you show Him what happens in your heart. When you are ready, you can ask Jesus to help make your heart more like His.

The Third Station: Jesus Falls for the First Time

Look at Your Heart

Did you ever fall when you were playing, or when you were helping with something? Falling really hurts, doesn’t it? When people make mistakes, it is like falling. And when that happens, their hearts sometimes feel like they are hurt.

Can you remember a time when you fell, when your heart felt hurt? As you remember that time, and look at how your heart felt, show your heart to Jesus. Picture Jesus loving you as your show Him your heart. When you are ready, you can ask Jesus to help make your heart more like His.

The Fourth Station: Jesus Meets His Mother

Look at Your Heart

Have you ever been very sad, or do you know someone who has been very sad? Being sad can really hurt someone’s heart a lot, can’t it? Sometimes our hearts are sad because we cannot be with someone we love.

If you can remember a time when you were very sad, show Jesus what your heart looked like when you felt that way. Picture Jesus loving you when you show Him your sad heart. Then, when you are ready, you can ask Jesus to help make your heart more like His.

The Fifth Station: Simon Helps Jesus Carry His Cross

Look at Your Heart

Sometimes helping someone can be difficult, for so many different reasons. Maybe you haven’t finished something that you like to do, when someone asks you for help. Or maybe you just don’t feel like helping that person.

Can you think of a time when you were asked to help someone and did not want to help? Show Jesus what it was like when that happened, and picture Jesus loving you as you show Him your heart. Maybe you can even hear Jesus whisper, “Thank you for helping.” When you are ready, you can ask Jesus to help you to have a helping heart.

The Sixth Station: Veronica Wipes Jesus’ Face

Look at Your Heart

Have you ever helped someone? Have you ever done something that helped someone feel better? Sometimes you may have done something that you thought was very small or unimportant: bringing a glass of water or juice to someone, or even giving someone a helping hand with a chore. Maybe you just smiled at someone who looked sad!

As you think of the times you helped, show Jesus your heart. As you picture Jesus loving you, maybe you can also picture Jesus leaving a picture of His face on your heart. What a wonderful heart you have!

The Seventh Station: Jesus Falls for the Second Time

Look at Your Heart

Have you ever had a hard time with something? Maybe you can’t do something the way you want, or you feel as if you keep messing up on something? How does your heart feel when that happens? Maybe your heart feels the way Jesus’ heart felt when He fell this second time.

When you show Jesus how your heart felt, picture Jesus loving you. Jesus knows how your heart felt; His heart probably felt the same way.

The Eighth Station: Jesus Meets the Women of Jerusalem

Look at Your Heart

Sometimes it is easy to just think about ourselves – about what is not going the way we want it, or about problems that we have. It is very hard, then, to think about other people. How does your heart look when you do that, when you think only about yourself?

Show your heart to Jesus, and picture Jesus loving you with your heart that way. When you are ready, can you ask Jesus to help you have a heart like His, a heart that thinks about other people and remembers other people? That’s the kind of heart Jesus has.

The Ninth Station: Jesus Falls for the Third Time

Look at Your Heart

When we have really tried to do our best, and have not been able to succeed, it is easy to feel like Jesus did. Sometimes other people just keep yelling about something we do, or sometimes other people make fun of the way we do something.

Can you remember a time when you felt this tired in your heart, when you seemed to be having a sad or hard time with someone or something? Look at how your heart felt, and show your heart to Jesus. When you are ready, ask God to help you when you feel this way.

The Tenth Station: The Soldiers Tear Off Jesus’ Clothes

Look at Your Heart

Is it hard for you to share or to give away something that you like? Do you sometimes like to keep everything for yourself? Do you ever let something of yours be the reason for bad feelings or bad words between you and someone else?

If you remember a time when something like this happened, remember how your heart felt. Then, show your heart to Jesus. You can ask Jesus to help you to have a heart that is like His heart.

The Eleventh Station: Jesus Is Nailed to the Cross

Look at Your heart

Can you think of a time when someone hurt you with unkind words or actions? Was it hard for you to forgive that person?

Jesus knows that forgiving is hard to do. That’s why Jesus will help to change your heart when you ask Him to help you to forgive someone. See how your heart looks after you ask Jesus to do this.

The Twelfth Station: Jesus Dies on the Cross

Look at Your Heart

Did you ever feel that you wanted to make something better, or that if you only tried harder, something would change that you want to change? Or maybe you felt that you did not try hard enough at something, and something bad happened.

If you can think of a time like that, then show Jesus your heart, and let Him love you. When you are ready, you can ask Jesus to help your heart be more like His heart.

The Thirteenth Station: Jesus Is Taken Down from the Cross

Look at Your Heart

Is there someone you love who has died or gone way? When you remember that person, how does your heart look?

You can show your heart to Jesus, and show Jesus what you miss about the person who is gone. Jesus knows what your heart looks like, and loves you when you show Him your heart. He can even help your heart become more like His.

The Fourteenth Station: Jesus Is Laid in the Tomb

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Look at Your Heart

Can you remember a time when you were very sad to say “Good-bye” to someone? Maybe you were leaving the person for only a short time, or maybe it was for a long time. Maybe you said “Good-bye” to someone you loved when that person died.

Take a few moments to think about one of those times when you were sad saying “Good-bye,” and show Jesus how your heart felt then. Try to picture Jesus loving you, and being with you when your heart is sad. Let Jesus love you a lot; Jesus knows how sad your heart is. Remember, just as this is not the last time Jesus’ friends saw Him, you will see your loved one again some day.

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