Good Friday walk offers time to reflect

At each station during "The Way of the Cross: A Spokane Pilgrimage" on Good Friday, April 3, from Salem Lutheran to Riverfront Park, faith leaders asked questions for reflection.

At the first station at Salem Lutheran (Jesus before the Sanhedrin): "In what ways do we too look for testimony that fits our preconceived judgments? In what ways do we ignore the truth when it does not fit our purposes?"

At the second station at the Spokane County Courthouse (Pilate tries Jesus) "In what ways do our state powers also ask the wrong questions of vulnerable people? In what ways does our immigration system ask people who they are in ways that make no sense?"

At the third station at Spokane County Jail (Jesus is crucified): "In what ways have we said to people in detention centers, Save yourself? In what ways have we said to people who are undocumented, Save yourself? In what ways have we said to people caught in the injustice of our immigration system, Save yourself?"

At the fourth station at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Field Office (the condemned speak to Jesus): "In what ways have we remembered those women the state had disappeared and deported? In what ways have we forgotten?"

At the fifth station at River Park Square/Mall (Casting Lots): "Who profits from the violence our government inflicts on vulnerable people? What can we do about it?"

At the sixth station at Riverfront Park (Jesus dies on the cross and Jesus is placed in the tomb): "Where are we still complicit in our neighbors' suffering? Where are you willing to act in meaningful solidarity?"

The organizers suggested some actions: supporting immigrants by donating to support legal aid through Manzanita House at manzanitahousespokane.org, sharing Know Your Rights information with businesses, being trained to accompany immigrants to immigration check-ins, taking Rapid Response training to document ICE activity, joining Supportive Friends Teams at Feast World Kitchen or supporting immigrant and refugee-serving organizations and immigrant-owned businesses by visiting https://linktr.ee/handsoffwa.