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 Scripture "They went to the olive grove called Gethsemane, and Jesus said, Sit here while I go and pray." He took Peter, James, and John with Him, and He became deeply troubled and distressed. He told them, "My soul is crushed with grief to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me." Mark 14:32-34 NLT

In the night before the Romans arrested Him, He went to the garden of Gethsemane, taking three of His friends. Jesus takes them for He needs them to be present before Him in the time of crisis. In the garden Jesus is overtaken with an intense spiritual affliction. He is so overwhelmed that He prays that the ordeal be avoided. He ask God to spare Him of this suffering, He was depressed and filled with grief. The fear of being separated from the Father became the struggle. Luke tells of the bloody sweat to describe the intensity of the crucial moment for the Lord. The battle Jesus fights in this moment He must fight alone, He alone must lay down His life, become a curse and give Himself as a ransom.

Example To wrestle, to fight, to proceed with great difficulty or effort.

Exercise  Read Mark 14:32-36 see in the scripture the struggle Jesus suffered in His humanity. He was depressed because of the grief and distress He was about to experience, He fell to the earth and prayed to the Father in agony. Jesus pleads to God but His request not granted, He was rejected through God's silence. How do we handle the struggle when it seems as though God has rejected us? In our grief, trouble and distress, when we are crushed, when the struggle of the fear of pain seems endless can we continue to submit to the will of God. Journal your struggles, compare them to what Christ suffered on your behalf.

Devotion Lord I pray today for strength to endure the journey. The struggle is real but your power is greater. I pray that in the midst of conflict Your Will be done. I pray for the grace when I'm distressed, troubled and overwhelmed. In Jesus Name Amen.

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