The more I read the Bible, the more things jump out at me. That probably sounds like a cliche, but it's true. It has taken awhile, but more than time, it's taken persistence.
Most of us have known the usual stories of the Bible since childhood.
But there are the more unusual stories we don't know about, until we start reading it for ourselves.
Since the Easter Season is upon us, I'll share what I saw in the Garden
of Gethsemane.
A few weeks ago, I found in John 17: 6-26, Jesus praying not for Himself, but for the disciples and for we who come afterwards. I'd never read this before, but it's always been there, I'm sure.
This prayer is so tender and compassionate, it brought me to tears. It shows without a doubt how much Jesus loved his disciples in spite of
the fact that he often reproved them. He pleads with the Father on their behalf, and then on our behalf, almost in desperation.
"I am not praying for the world, but for those you have given me, for they are yours...I will remain in the world no longer, but they are still in the world-and I am coming to you Holy Father-protect them by the power of your name..." This is a small excerpt from it.
The only things I'd heard about the Garden of Gethsemane were the apostles sleeping, His annoyance with them, and Jesus praying for the
cup to pass.
Jesus' love-the love we have been told about, is demonstrated by the words in John 17:6-26. Read it during Eastertime.
No comments:
Post a Comment