
Practicing Faith Part 1: Solitude & Community
Exploring My Strange Bible
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The Last Moment of Jesus' Prayer Life
Luke 22 is the last supper, it's the last Passover meal between Jesus and his followers. In verse 39 of Luke 22 he withdrew as he always did, about a stone's throw beyond them. He knelt down and he prayed, Father, if you're willing, take this cup from me,. Yet not my will but yours be done. This is a moment of agonized solitude. An angel from heaven appeared to him, strengthening him. Being an anguish he prayed more earnestly, his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground. And so in these acts of solitude that we place ourselves into, it's a pure response to the one who is completely abandoned and isolated
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