“Abba, Father,” he said, “everything is possible for you. Take this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will.” (Mark 14:36)
Gethsemane is where the King’s reign meets its hardest hour. Jesus does not hide his dread from the Father. He asks for the cup to pass, then lays his will down inside his Father’s will. That surrender holds our life. The Church is born at this table of bread and cup, and it is held by the same trust: when we cannot see the way through, we can still say, “Not my will, but yours.” Our King walked straight into suffering for us, and he went through it in prayer.
Prayer: Father, teach us to pray like Jesus prayed in the garden. When the cup is heavy, keep us near you, and give us trust in your will. Amen.
