The cache is located along the Lake Martin Loop Trail which surrounds Lake Martin, home to wildlife including alligators and birds such as egrets and herons. The trail is inaccessible from June to October due to alligator nesting season. Please respect and be cautious of wildlife while on the trail.
The Way of the Cross is a traditional devotional procession that focuses on specific events on the last day of Jesus Christ. The Way of the Cross breaks these specific events into 14 "stations" - the first beginning with the condemnation of Jesus Christ and the last ending with His burial. Each cache associated with The Way of The Cross will reference one of the 14 stations.
Although each cache is a devotional procession containing a prayer specific to the Christian faith, the cache is intended to encourage reflection and enjoyment of a beautiful and iconic part of Louisiana's natural environment - no matter what one's religious preferences may be.
This cache is the 9th of the Stations - Station 9:
SCRIPTURE
From the Book of Lamentations 3:27-32
It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth. Let him sit alone in silence when he has laid it on him; let him put his mouth in the dust, there may yet be hope; let him give his cheek to the smiter and be filled with insults. For the Lord will not cast off for ever, but, though he cause grief, he will have compassion according to the abundance of his steadfast love.