Camino Photo of the Day: the Crucifix of San Juan de Furelos

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There’s a life-sized crucifix in the little village church of San Juan de Furelos. Nothing unusual in that, particularly in Spain. But this isn’t your ordinary crucifix. Here, Christ’s right hand hangs down from the cross. At first, I though it was meant to depict Him in the process of being lowered from the cross, but then I realized that He was reaching down to pull me up to the cross with Him.

It was incredibly moving. All of us were affected, perhaps especially Rebecca. Several of us reached our hands up to grasp His hand, extended to us.

Date: 30 April 2016
Place: Furelos (Galicia, Spain)

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Mirrored from Pilgrims on the Way.