As I read the v39-46 I Jesus Prays on the Mount of Olives I was noticing a few things about how Jesus prayed like going away from the disciples, making a request yet also asking His will be done.
Then I Googled the section of verses and found the following breakdown which went far beyond what I had noticed in the section. It points out a blue print for prayer that Jesus is teaching that i really liked--
In Jesus’ prayer we find…
A retreat Jesus went out
A pattern as usual
A location to the Mount of Olives
A posture knelt down and prayed
A connection Father
A request if you are willing
A moment of honesty take this cup from me
A submission yet not my will, but yours be done
A heavenly strength an angel appeared…and
strengthened him
A response to pain being in anguish, he prayed
more earnestly
A re-entry he rose from prayer and went back
One prayer I have is that I can learn to see these insights in the Bible more easily and put them into practice in my life.
knut
that's really good. I like it. The part that I don't do very well is the retreat. I tend to try to fit my prayer time into the moments that are quiet within my daily activity......driving to work, or in the shower. But, I don't feel that giving God the time and dedication that he deserves.
ReplyDeleteI'm workin on it!