Veronica's veil

There is only one the Station of the Cross that doesn't come to us directly from Scripture. That is a station that is called the Veronica's veil. It used to bother me that the nonscriptural station existed. The tradition of Veronica's veil comes to the Roman Catholic Church from the Gospel of Nicodemus. Of course this Gospel never made it to the cannon. I was contemplating the stations of the Cross earlier this week and I get stuck on Veronica's veil. I realize even though unscriptural it is a beautiful and perhaps it an extremely necessary station to have within the body of the rest. You see ,Veronica saw the pain and passion of our Lord Jesus Christ. She felt his pain to the point that she wanted to it wipe away. But the best she could do was to wipe away the perspiration and blood from our Lord's face. She didn't understand that his pain was so necessary for her salvation. I don't think she she knew at that moment that every drop of blood was shed for her. Yet she embraced the passion of our Lord to the point that she was left with an indelible image of the lord. Of course this image was concrete and visible on the handkerchief she held in her hand. I believe this is a lesson for us. That during this holy week we really need to embrace the passion of our Lord, to live it, to let the Lord's passion or run through our veins. And in a very real way wipe the face of Jesus with our hearts that it may leave an indelible image upon us forever. So that we know absolutely our salvation was bought at a price. What so many Christians don't want to think about, that seemed so brutal, so bloody is really the most beautiful act ever seen on earth. I pray that all of us will carry that brutal yet beautiful image forever on our hearts. Blessings and remember without the crucifixion there is no resurrection.