“Journey to the Cross” is an outdoor Easter play that our family has attended for the last few years. You walk down a path representing the life of Jesus, especially the last week of His life. The Last Supper, the betrayal by Judas, the Garden of Gethsemane, the crucifixion, and the resurrection are all depicted as if it were really happening. The costumes and scenery are also well-done. We recorded it so that others could feel the experience:
Tags: Bible class, crucifixion, Easter play, field trip, Jesus, Journey to the Cross
Hi Susan,
Its Misty from Nordyke Academy & THL. I just love your site it is AWESOME !! Love the costumes also. I had a history teacher who got into it and dressed what we were studying and he was into the reenacting the battles.
I love that. I am gong to add your site to my favs and put your buttton on my blog. I would follow but I did not see a follow button. God bless & have a great day ♥
Thank you so much! I used to have a Google Friend Connect box with lots of people in it over the years, but Google deleted the box on all sites, except for the ones on Blogspot.
Very creative! Well done!
I loved it, too!
Thank you for sharing Journey to the Cross. This reflection is written with great care and sensitivity, offering a meaningful and reverent exploration of faith, sacrifice, and spiritual reflection. The thoughtful tone and gentle clarity invite readers to pause and engage deeply with the message, making it both accessible and spiritually enriching. It is evident that this piece was created with sincere intention and devotion, and it serves as a gracious encouragement for thoughtful contemplation.
I really loved it, too!
Reading Journey to the Cross opened a space in me where grief and hope intersect, reminding me that the path toward healing often winds through places that feel heavy, sacred, and strangely familiar to the terrain of inner wounds we carry long after childhood trauma has stopped being a secret. Your reflections echo the tender ache of bearing burdens with honest courage and invite each reader to sit with both sorrow and quiet resilience. As someone who has devoted my writing to walking alongside survivors as they learn to reclaim peace and hope, I see in this journey an invitation to meet our own cross not with fear but with compassion — for ourselves and for others.
Interesting thoughts!
Reading this reflection on the journey to the cross moved me deeply because I know what it means to carry a burden that others said I couldn’t bear diagnosed with cerebral palsy at six months and never expected to walk, I’ve lived a life shaped by surrendering my limitations to the God who makes all things new. Your words here about the cross being both a place of suffering and a promise of hope really resonate with the way my faith has been forged in trials and strengthened in the resurrection power of Jesus.
Wow!