Saturday, March 11, 2006
Lenten Reading for Saturday, the First week of Lent
Today's reading comes from the Gospel of Luke, Chapter 22, verses 43 and 44:
And to strengthen him an angel from heaven appeared to him. He was in such agony and he prayed so fervently that his sweat became like drops of blood falling on the ground.
Again, we see Jesus' humanity. The angel appears in his inner sight, and he know's God's answer, but also knows that God will grant him the power to complete the task set before him. Jesus prays and focuses his mind with all his Willpower. His efforts are so great that he "sweats bullets," like man carrying a heavy weight in the hot sun. Here, we see that while God may ask us to do things that seem impossible for us, He will never abandon us. No matter how difficult it may seem to say and live "thy will be done," if we continue to live this phrase, God will bless us with the strength to meet His every challenge.
