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• Three condemned men, including Jesus, carry heavy beams of wood.
• A group of women follow along, overcome with grief.
• A group of men tag along, men who had been healed by Christ.

• Simon shows up for the festival at the same time this procession leaves the city.
• Simon hears the cries, "Crucify, crucify," and sees the three carrying the crosses.
• Simon's eyes meet Christ's, and at that moment, all else is forgotten.

• The soldiers nab Simon and force him to carry Christ's cross.
• Christ's look of gratitude changes Simon forever.
• Simon suddenly gets it – the meaning of pain and suffering, the truth of prophecy.

• As the nails are driven, the shouting ceases, but begins again after the nails are in.
• The crowd begins to shout at Jesus, taunting him with his own miracles:
  –  "He saved others, himself he cannot save."
  –  "Miracle man, come down from the cross and we will believe."
  –  "You would build the temple in three days? You have nails, but no hammer!"
  
• Shouting drowns out the words: "Forgive them, for they know not what they do."
• One crucified thief mocks Christ, while the other puts his faith in Jesus.
• Jesus dies with a shout of victory: "It is finished!"

• When we consider the people present, we were there, and helped put Christ there.
• Every human being, every human condition, was represented on Calvary.