Stations of the Cross Reopens

Stations of the Cross Reopens

ATTRACTIONS...INCLUDING ONE SOMECONSIDER A RELIGIOUS...ARTISTIC...MASTERPIECE.NOW...THE STATIONS OF THECROSS AT THE"CLOISTERS ON THEPLATTE" IS BACK OPEN.3 NEWS NOW REPORTERDANIELLE DAVIS JOINSUS LIVE WITH A LOOK ATTHE HEALTH GUIDELINESTHEY ARE FOLLOWING.COURTNEY, THE 14STATIONS OF THE CROSSIS A DEPICTION OF THEBIBLICAL TALE OFCHRIST'S JOURNEY FROMJERUSALEM TO HISCRUCIFIXION IN STATUES.IT'S OPEN AT A TIMEWHEN A SPIRITUALJOURNEY MAY BE JUSTWHAT SOME NEED TOGET THROUGH THISPANDEMIC.JOE RICKETTS,FOUNDER, CLOISTERSON THE PLATTEFOUNDATION "WHENPEOPLE COME HERE, WEWANT PEOPLE TORECONNECT ANDREJUVENATE IN THEIRSPIRITUAL LIFE AND INTHEIR CONNECTION WITHGOD."14 SCULPTURE STATIONS.EACH DEPICTING ADIFFERENT MOMENT ONTHE JOURNEY FROMJERUSALEM TO CHRIST'SCRUCIFIXION....A STORY NOT EASILYTOLD LET ALONEPORTRAYED.JOE RICKETTS,FOUNDER, CLOISTERSON THE PLATTEFOUNDATION "WE SOUGHT OUTTHE BESTSCULPTORS IN THECOUNTRY.JESUS NEEDS TOLOOK THE SAME ATEACH STATION EVENTHOUGH WE HAVEDIFFERENTSCULPTORS, THEYDID AN AWESOMEJOB" ALL AMADE OFBRONZE, STANDING7 FEET TALL, ITTOOK NINE ARTISTS3 YEARS TOCAPTURE THESTORY.THE SCULPTURESSTART AT THEBEGINNING WHENCHRIST IS SENTENCETO BE EXECUTED.MOMENTS INHISTORY SOME AREEXCITED TO FINALLYBE GETTING TO SEE.DALE NAYLOR,VISITOR, STATIONSOF THE CROSS"THE SIZE OF THEM,THE SIZE OF THECRUCIFIX, IT'S BEENON MY PHONE AS APLACE TO CHECKOUT FOR MORETHAN A YEAR.I'VE BEEN ON A LOTOF RETREATS ANDTHIS IS SUPPOSE TOBE TOP OF THE LINE,ON ALL LEVELS." THESTATIONS OF THECROSS SITS ONALMOST 1,000ACRES OF LAND.WITH BRIDGES TOCROSS ABOVE APICTURESQUE BODYOF WATER.DIANE SASSE,VISITOR, STATIONSOF THE CROSS"WE THOUGHT WEWOULD COME ANDENJOY THESCENERY, IT IS VERYPRETTY UP IN THISAREA."STATION 12 IS WHERE HEIS NAILED TO THE CROSS.WITH EACH PAINFULMOMENT CAPTURED,THERE ARE A FEW THATSTAND OUT WITHSIGNIFICANT MEANING.JOE RICKETTS,FOUNDER, CLOISTERSON THE PLATTEFOUNDATION"I DO LIKE STATIONNUMBER 13, WHERECHRIST IS BEINGTAKEN OFF OF THECROSS.NOBODY HAS ANYIDEA THAT THAT ISTHE BIRTH OFCHRISTIANITY."AND DURING THESEUNCERTAIN COVID TIMES,THIS MAY BE THEPERFECT TIME TO TAKE AMOMENT....AND REFLECT.JOE RICKETTSEVERYBODY IS UNSUREOF THEMSELVES,EVERYBODY ISDISAPPOINTED,SORROWFUL, THATPARTICULAR TIMEWOULD HAVE TO BEVERY EMOTIONAL,,DRAMATIC AND A VERYSIGNIFICANT TIME INCHRISTIANITY."THE TWO THOUSAND.....500 STEPS TO COMPLETETHE 14 STATIONS.......IS THE EXACT AMOUNTOF STEPS IT TOOKCHRIST TO MAKE IT TOHIS CRUCIFIXION.LAST STOP, STATION 14.THE LIFELIKE TOMBWHERE HE IS LAID TOREST...DEPICTED WITH A VISITFROM ABOVE.IT IS AN AUDIO GUIDEDTOUR.MANY PEOPLE STOP ANDPRAY ALONG THE WAY.THEY ALSO HAVE AWEEKEND RETREATS BUTTHAT PART IS NOT OPENYET.IT'S FREE TO VISIT THE 14STATIONS OF THE CROSSBUT 10 DOLLARDONATIONS AREWELCOME.THIS IS DANIELLE DAVIS 3,NEWS NOW THISMORNING.COURTNEY.DOZE