12 Stations / Way of Light (online resource)

In Christian tradition, focusing on certain seasons facilitates our not forgetting the importance and significance of particular stories and how they can help teach us about areas in our own lives that might be neglected or might need repair. Meditating on those Bible stories for a season combines both contemporary psychology and the ancient Christian spiritual practice of focusing on given Scriptures and stories for a significant series of days. For psychologists of memory retention to develop behaviors into beneficial habits – 30 days of regular daily practice of it is required. For ancient Christian practices, we follow “God’s number” of 40 days for developing a practice into a beneficial habit(s) or developing a spiritual practice to provide the fruit of new insights, growth of more mature character, and ways of being drawn into a deeper Christian life of prayer, spiritual discernment, and discovering the Way, the Truth, and the Life (John 14:6).

A devotional series has been prepared to engage us in a practice of deepening our understanding of the meaning of Christ’s Resurrection and his subsequent 40 days with his disciples off and on until his Ascension on the 40th day after his Resurrection.

Written by Rev. Lavon Gentry, this devotional series is available, at no cost, through the pdf link below.

12 Stations (Meditations) of the Paschal Way of the Light of Christ (PDF)
Resurrection to Ascension to Pentecost
April 17 – June 5, 2022

The 12 “stations” or Meditations follow a pattern similar to the stations of the Cross during the traditional 40 days of Lent. It also includes the promised coming of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost.