Christ's Passion for you (continued)

 

Then Jesus descended down the mountain, moving closer to Jerusalem with every step.

He stopped at a place called Gethsemane and said to His disciples, "Sit here while I go over there and pray."

He took along Peter and the two sons of Zebedee,
and soon He began to feel great sorrow and distress. He said to them, "My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death."

Tortured by these sins, He cried out in agony. "My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me!"

"But -- not my will be done, Father. YOUR will."

Jesus experienced the dark night of the soul, and in giving His human 'yes' to your needs in the midst of this darkness, His humanity redeemed you.


© 2002 by Terry Modica
Good News Ministries Online