--- title: "Lenten Journal - Pontius Pilate: Courage" description: "Lenten Journal - Pontius Pilate: Courage" --- [![catholic-mom-logo-v2](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/images/catholic-mom-logo-v2.svg "catholic-mom-logo-v2")](https://www.catholicmom.com/) [![facebook](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-facebook.svg)](http://www.facebook.com/CatholicMomCommunity) [![twitter](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-twitter.svg)](http://twitter.com/CatholicMomCom) [![instagram](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-instagram.svg)](http://instagram.com/catholicmomcommunity) [![youtube](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-youtube.svg)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAuUqHCVPDzyMgSMaMZxxug?view_as=subscriber) [![search-icon](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/search-icon.svg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2011/04/16/lenten-journal-pontius-pilate-courage#) # Lenten Journal - Pontius Pilate: Courage Apr 16, 2011 9:00:59 AM  |  by [Theresa Ceniccola](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/tceniccola) *![](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/ceniccola_cross-10.jpg?width=300&height=200&name=ceniccola_cross-10.jpg "ceniccola_cross")Editor's Note: For the next twelve days, leading up to Easter, Theresa Ceniccola will be leading us through a series of Journal Prompts related to the messages of Holy Week. We encourage you to spend a few moments praying with and journaling your responses to these prompts, or feel free to simply share your perspectives in the comments below. LMH* **Explore the Messages of Holy Week in a Journal** The Passion of Christ is such a powerful story and yet sometimes I forget how much it relates to my own life today. I simply go through the motions during Holy Week and don’t allow myself to truly experience the lessons as God intended. I think this is because the traditional mode of “listening” in church is not enough to engage me. I’m a visual-kinesthetic learner, which means I need to **see** and **move** in order to process information. That’s why journal writing is such a critical tool for me. I use my journal to help me reflect and examine different perspectives. I even bring my journal to church to take notes during the homily, write down scripture passages or hymnal verses and remain fully present and engaged during Mass. If you’re looking for a new way to explore the lessons of Holy Week, try keeping a Lenten Journal. **Day Four - ****Pontius Pilate: Courage** Pilate was persuaded by the crowd to condemn Jesus to the cross. Describe a time when you acted out of fear or were persuaded by others to do something you knew was wrong. 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