This meditation is in the form of a prayer. You can read this prayer aloud in front of a crucifix, or just say it silently from your heart.
Oh my Jesus, the soldiers drive the large nails through your hands and feet. You cry out in anguish as the soldiers pierce your hands- the hands that have healed and loved so many. You do not deserve this. You have done nothing but good, and yet, you are still persecuted. As I think of the nails being driven into your precious hands, I realize that every slam of the mallet is one of my sins. Every time that I've done something wrong, I've hurt you further. That day on the cross you took on everything I've ever done and everything I ever will do. From the cross you cried out "Father forgive them, for they know not what they do. " I realize that when I sin, I am not thinking about how it will effect you and others. I am only thinking of myself. In taking upon your cross and crucifixion, you thought of everyone but yourself. I am eternally grateful to you for taking upon your sufferings so that one day I may have the chance to be with you in Heaven. I realize that you did not have to be crucified. After all, it was not nails, but love that held you to the cross. You endured this purely out of love for me.
I love you, my Lord. Grant me the grace to truly grasp your love for me. I desire to want to only love and please you every day of my life. You love me, my Jesus. I love you, and I thank you for being willing to obey your Father's will and be crucified for my sake. I unite myself to you, suffering, bloody, and beaten on the cross. Help me never to sin again so that I may not hurt you more than I have already done. I love you my Lord, grant me the grace to live my life totally for you and with you. Amen.
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