I Come To The Garden Alone

After celebrating Passover with his disciples, Jesus went to the Garden of Gethsemane to pray. He took with Him Peter, James, and John.  Jesus was filled with sorrow and was overwhelmed with what was awaiting Him.  He asked His friends to keep watch with Him. The picture from the garden is quite dramatic:  He is praying to the Father with His face to the ground.  His Prayer?  “Father, if it…

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In The Garden With Jesus

      Matthew 26:36-46Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, “Sit here, while I go over there and pray.” 37 And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and troubled. 38 Then he said to them, “My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; remain here, and watch[a]with me.” 39 And going a little farther…

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