Way of the Cross
Noun
Meaning
A series of pictures or statues depicting the Stations of the Cross, as laid out around a church, along a road etc.
Religious devotions in connection with these stages.
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Examples
We want gain without pain; we want the resurrection without going through the grave; we want life without experiencing death; we want a crown without going by way of the Cross. But in God's economy, the way up is down.