Third Day; Luke 22; vv 39 - 46

In this passage Jesus once again, needs time to be alone with his Father, although this time it is not very far from the others. We are told only a stones throw away. I think that at this point Jesus might have been tempted to turn away from his destined path. And his Father knew this so sent an Angel to encourage him that his path was the right one. It must be remembered that this occurred straight after the ‘Last Supper’ and so everyone would have seen and heard the argument that occurred between Jesus and Judas Escariot. If I were facing the same path I know that this alone would have given me food for thought!

This tells of the great faith that Jesus held for his Father and his love for Mankind. Even though he knew what must be done, he also knew that he he could ask his Father to lighten the burden and indeed did. He knew that going forward would save mankind!

I am sure that the disciples would have been confused, not just by the argument but by the very nature of what went on during the ‘Last Supper’. The references to his body and blood and that He would not always be with them and indeed was going where they could not yet follow him too. The distance that Jesus was away from them could have meant that they heard everything that Jesus prayed about! This would scare and confuse and I think this is why they fell asleep, from sheer nervous exhaustion. I wonder if Jesus had thoughts about them, did he worry that he had not chosen the right men for the job ahead?

I feel the lesson to be learned from this passage is that we should all trust our Father implicitly just as Jesus did, and to have the obedience and integrity to live by the word.