Suffering is hard work
Comments (0) “And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly,
and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.”
Luke 22:44 (NIV)
In my many years of dealing with people in adversity, I have seen that to suffer is exhausting work. People in pain physical or emotional, often fall asleep exhausted at night, and during their waking hours find that their energy level is very low. Such is the hard work of suffering.
The disciples of our Lord were in Gethsemane with Jesus and it was late at night. They were tired from the long day just passed. Jesus had dropped off eight of the apostles near the Garden entrance and went further in with Peter, James and John.
It is recorded in Mark 14:33-34 that Jesus began to be dreadfully troubled and distressed as He was alone with these three men. Mark 14:40 tells us that they did not know what to say to Jesus concerning His terrible agony that they witnessed. Instead of helping Jesus, they fell asleep several times.
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