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“THEN
THEY CAME TO A PLACE NAMED GETHSEMANE, AND
HE TOLD HIS DISCIPLES, ‘SIT HERE WHILE I PRAY’ ”
MARK 14
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"I met a man
yesterday. I met a friend. I met my Savior. It’s a
very hard and troubling thing to go through life as
a young woman of faith who feels like my God is a
stranger. Who was this Man who loved me so much He
would die for me? I sat in the garden at the foot of
the Mount of Olives and closed my eyes and prayed. I
asked to understand. I prayed for grace.
In that garden where the Son of God wept and gave
Himself for me the quiet answer came. Love wrapped
around and flowed into me and as I also shuddered
and wept, I saw Him. He touched me and washed my
soul clean. He was my age when He saved all of us.
“Thank you,” was all I could say through my tears
and I hoped He could read my heart and what words
could not describe. The light shimmered and my tears
stopped. Grace filled me and I know He understood. In the garden I met Jesus." |
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Celeste King
Las Vegas, Nevada |
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Photo: Gila
Yudkin |
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2,000 year-old olive tree in the
Garden of Gethsemane |
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"While standing in
front of the Garden of Gethsemane, I was moved by
two thoughts. First, this is the place where Jesus
succeeded (when every other human being has failed).
Instead of caving in, he held fast. He
submitted himself to the purposes of God over and
above self-interest and self-preservation. It
caused me to love him more, as well as make a new
effort to live like him.
Second, it occurred to me how relatively little we
do to infuse our lives with spiritual food. I
(and many I know) are so occupied with what we have
to do – for our families, service on the job,
attending to our friendships – that we have little
energy left for our own personal/spiritual
nourishment. Is it possible that Jesus’ own
strength can be traced back to the times he made
those on-going personal investments?
The good news is that this pilgrimage has been about
that very same thing for me. For a week straight, it
is like drinking from a spiritual fire hose – and it
isn’t like God has been “speaking” through every
thing. It is just that the whole environment,
every site, every thing you hear and see is adding
to the development of my faith.
I think every Christian should do this at least once
in his life!" |
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Pastor Pieter Van Waarde, Senior
Pastor
Woodcrest Chapel, Columbia, Missouri |
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"I am in the Garden
of Gethsemane, my bible opened to Matthew 26:36. The
Bible teacher, Kevin, describes the scene – evening,
Jesus with His disciples, here in this place. He
takes Peter, James and John, thinking they will
comfort Him. Jesus here, sweating blood, so much
going through His mind, so greatly troubled.
I look across the busy city streets and see the
gates of Jerusalem. Jesus, in this very garden,
would have seen the gates open and the armed crowd,
carrying torches, exit the gates and head to the
garden to arrest Him. Jesus waits. He will be
arrested on His schedule.
I am at home now – another stone in my path, another
trial to endure. Now I remember that hour in
Gethsemane and suddenly all is put into the proper
perspective. My Father, not as I will, but as You
will." |
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Susan Szabo
Tempe, Arizona |
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City walls seen from the Garden of
Gethsemane |
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