Mark 14:32-42

Is there a place, a special spot, where you go when you need to think?  When life is moving in on all sides and you feel like you are being crushed by the weight of the world, is there one section of this world that you feel safe?  We all need our own Gethsemane, where we can cry out to God for help, where we can plead our case and let the tears flow or maybe just process everything until it all makes sense.

They went to a place called Gethsemane, and Jesus said to his disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” He took Peter, James and John along with him, and he began to be deeply distressed and troubled. “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death,” he said to them. “Stay here and keep watch.”

(Mark 14 32-34)

Watch and Pray, the command Jesus gave His disciples as He went off to be alone, was meant for his friends to lift Him up to the Father.  He wanted them to join with Him in seeking God's will for Him this day.  This is a lesson for all of us; God has placed others in our lives to do this same thing.  It is a rich life indeed that has a couple of very good friends who can be counted on to "watch and pray" with us.

During this Holy Week prayer is a might tool for us.  As we contemplate who we might invite to church on Easter, prayer will be our arsenal.  

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