A Prayer In The Garden

Grace Gift
His Patience

 Matthew 26:36-45 -

Then Jesus went with his disciples to a

place called Gethsemane, and he said to them, “Sit here while I go over there

and pray.” 

 He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee along with him, and he

began to be sorrowful and troubled. The

he said to them, “My soul is

overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of

death. Stay here

and keep watch with

me.” 

 Going a little father, he fell with his face

to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if

it is possible, may this cup be taken from

me. Yet not as I will, but as you will. 

 Then he returned to his disciples and

found them sleeping. “Could you men not

keep watch with me for one hour?” he asked Peter. “Watch and pray so that

you will not fall into temptation. The spirit

it is willing, but the body is weak.” 

 He went away a second time and prayed, “My

Father, if it is not possible for this

cup to be taken away unless I drink it, may your will be done.” 

 When he came back, he again found them

sleeping, because their eyes were

heavy. So he left them and went away

once more and prayed the third time,

saying the same thing. 

 Then he returned to the disciples and said

to them, “Are you still sleeping and

resting? Look, the hour is near, and the

Son of Man is betrayed into the hands

of sinners. Rise, let us go!

Here comes my betrayer.”