"Then, accompanied by the disciples,
Jesus left the upstairs and went as usual to the
Mount of Olives.
There He told them,
'Pray God that you will not be
overcome by temptation.'

"He walked away, perhaps a stone's throw,
and knelt down and prayed this prayer,
'Father, if you are willing,
please take away this cup of horror
from Me.
But I want your will, not mine.'
Then an angel from heaven appeared
and strengthened Him,
for He was in such agony of spirit
that He broke into a sweat of blood,
with great drops falling to the ground
as He prayed more and more earnestly.
At last He stood up again
and returned to the disciples---
only to find them asleep, exhausted from grief.

"'Asleep',  He said.
'Get up!
Pray God that you will not fall
when you are tempted.'"

~ Luke 22:39 - 46  LAB

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