My “last” formal formation as a Jesuit!

 No 3: Good Friday at the hotel!

(As far as my memory goes (I suppose my memory does not betray me!) that I have never missed any Good Friday liturgy. Even, I had the opportunity to preside over Good Friday liturgies after my ordination. But today I am confined in a room. As I sit at one corner of the room, I tried to pray, reflect, meditate or being with the Lord. My dialogue with Jesus...)

Jesus: Yes, it is the day, marked as the ‘failure day’ in your life. You were defeated. You accepted the ugly human plots against you. You surrendered yourself to the wickedness of the fellow human beings. But God has not left you. God has raised you to life on the third day, the resurrection day.

Me/we: In life, failures are bound to take place. Sometimes we need to make ourselves ‘victim’ for the sake of others. We become prey of ugly plots, wickedness or dirty politics. But that is not the end...there is always third day!

Jesus: You carried the Cross. Your cross was the full of others’ sins. You fell three times while carrying the burden of others, but you went on...You did not want to become cross for others. You simply followed the instructions of the soldiers without any argument.

Me/we: In life, we need to carry our cross too. Our cross could be consisted of others faults, stupidity, weakness. But we need to carry the Cross. We should not become cross for others.

Prayer: Jesus help me to lead a life where I don’t become cross for others. Rather I may carry others’ cross.