Time to Pray 7 April

Jesus is arrested 39So off they went. Jesus headed, as usual, for the Mount of Olives, and his disciples followed him. 40When he came to the place, he said to them, ‘Pray that you won’t come into the trial.’ 41He then withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, and knelt down to pray. 42‘Father,’ he said, ‘if you wish it – please take this cup away from me! But it must be your will, not mine.’ 43An angel appeared to him from heaven, strengthening him. 44By now he was in agony, and he prayed very fervently. And his sweat became like clots of blood, falling on the ground. 45Then he got up from praying, and came to the disciples and found them asleep because of sorrow. 46‘Why are you sleeping?’ he said to them. ‘Get up and pray, so that you won’t come into the trial.’ 47While he was still speaking, a crowd appeared. The man named Judas, one of the Twelve, was leading them. He came towards Jesus to kiss him, 48but Jesus said to him, ‘Judas! Are you going to betray the son of man with a kiss?’ 49Jesus’ followers saw what was about to happen. ‘Master!’ they said. ‘Shall we go in with the swords?’ 50And one of them struck the high priest’s servant, and cut off his right ear. 51‘Enough of that!’ said Jesus, and healed the ear with a touch. 52Then Jesus spoke to the chief priests, the Temple guardsmen, and the elders who had come after him. ‘Anyone would think I was a brigand,’ he said, ‘for you to come out with swords and clubs! 53Every day I’ve been in the Temple with you and you never laid hands on me. But your moment has come at last, and so has the power of darkness.’ The Bible for Everyone: A New Translation . SPCK. Kindle Edition.n.  Lord, teach me to be generous. Teach me to serve you as you deserve; to give and not to count the cost, to fight and not to heed the wounds, to toil and not to seek for rest, to labour and not to ask for reward, save that of knowing that I do your will. Amen.