Gethsemane

My highlight of yesterday was going to Gethsemane. As you see on the video, the olive grove is just about how you would picture it being during that time. Inside the church, there is a rock that, according to tradition, is the rock that Jesus prayed on. That is also in the video. Now, we don't know for sure that this is the exact location of Gethsemane, but it is certainly in the close vicinity. Gethsemane is located on the Mount of Olives. It is in this setting that Jesus went through a tremendous amount of pressure, anticipating the cross and all the suffering involved. It was here that He prayed, "Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me. But not my will, but yours be done." I'm been contemplating this since visiting Gethsemane. I want that to be my prayer as well: Not what I want, but what He wants for my life. It was also here that Judas betrayed Jesus and Jesus was arrested.