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    Gethsemane
 

It was the debate

of a lifetime,

the decision

of an eternity.

Who would have given

boredom,

the late hour,

the heavy meal,

as an excuse for

dozing off

while a universe

held its breath

in anticipation of

rescue?

But in a shadowed

garden, as he knelt

among rocks and

fallen figs

crying aloud

to the heart of heaven,

they slept.

Later they wondered

why he came to them

in tears and

whispers, asking

"Could you not remain

awake with me

one hour?"

 

Sally Sampson,
IVP® Online Project Manager

     
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