A GARDEN

 

Today's egg and it's contents are one of The Grandbaby's favorite colors--pink.  This egg and flower remind us of the garden of Gethsemane.  It was in this garden that Jesus went to pray after he had his supper with his disciples.  

There are many things about this event that make me so very sad.  He took his disciples along, minus Judas who had "disappeared" and when he came to the garden, he told them to wait while he prayed.  He actually took three disciple friends on into the garden with him--Peter, James, and John.  He told them to wait.  He went further into what must have been such a beautiful garden and he prayed.  I don't mean he prayed lightly, He REALLY prayed.  Sadly to me, Jesus returned to the three disciples as they waited and he found them asleep.  Two more times, he returned and found them asleep.  

I can't fathom the mental agony that Jesus must have been in as he was in that beautiful garden.  He was in a place that had given such peace in times of fear and turmoil, but HIS agony was great.  

In my study, I again was reminded of a chapter before this event in the gospel of John.   It's John 17 and the subtitles in my Bible for each section of this chapter are "Christ Prays for Himself", "Christ Prays for His Disciples", and "Christ Prays for All Believers".  That means HE prayed for ME.  To me, it is one of the most poignant yet one of the sweetest chapters in my Bible and has become one of my favorite passages.  I would encourage you to read it for yourself.

Consider....