THE SORROWFUL WAY
One in a crowd of many, Simon of
Cyrene in Jerusalem for Passover,
Didn't know he would see the only
Sacrificial Lamb of God....soldiers
Compelled him to bear the cross of
The one called JESUS....stumblinĝ
Under the weight of the crossbèam
That crucifixion day, walked the way
Of suffering, struggling to bear it all
Alone on his bruised, battered body
The Cyrenian met the Savior, on the
Via Dolorosa, to the hill of Golgatha.
Simon the father of Alexander and
Rufus, met Messiah, Jesus Christ,
Son of GOD....and the great "I Am,"
On that historical day when Christ
Was crucified for sins of the whole
World, as mockers and gawkers saw
God's Son bear the sins of us all, so
That we could be restored and know
Fellowship with GOD, after man's fall.
by Cheryl Ellen Baxter ©
RELATED SCRIPTURES
64 And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it that smote thee?
65 And many other things blasphemously spake they against him.
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Mark 15:21-22 -- And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.
22 And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.
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Luke 23:26 -- Now as they led Him away, they laid hold of a certain man, Simon a Cyrenian, who was coming from the country, and on him they laid the cross that he might bear it after Jesus.
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Matthew 27:32 -- And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.
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Romans 16:13 -- Salute Rufus chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine.
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*It's thought by some that the Rufus in this verse is likely referring to Rufus the son of Simon in Mark 15:21, otherwise why would Mark have made it a point to include Rufus in his text. It's clear that this Rufus was well known by Paul as a faithful follower of Christ, and that his mother was also known by Paul. We're not told more about this but I think th⁰at it's an interesting piece of the story of Simon being compelled to bear Christ's cross on that crowded street in Jerusalem at Passover time, and then to mention that he's the father of Alexander and Rufus.*
