Commentators suggest that silence from God the Father began at the Garden of Gethsemane, which in part led Jesus to repeatedly ask for deliverance. Entering into His darkest moments, He sought comfort from His Father. • How does the nature of Jesus’ prayer in these verses reveal the degree to which He felt helpless and cut off from God? • In what ways can you relate to the sense of helplessness, desperation, and isolation Jesus experienced in Gethsemane? MATTHEW 26:38-39, 42, 44 38 Then he said to them, “My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; remain here, and watch with me.” 39 And going a little farther he fell on his face and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will.” 42 Again, for the second time, he went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, your will be done.” 44 So, leaving them again, he went away and prayed for the third time, saying the same words again. " DAY 5 | MARCH 22
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