And He said to them, “My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; remain here, and watch.” Mark 14:34 Lord thank You for showing us that to be sorrowful is human and okay. Often I think I am not trusting You enough when waves of emotion come over me. Thank You for helping me see […]

And He took with Him Peter, and James and John, and began to be greatly distressed and troubled. Mark 14:32 Lord ….Why only these three. How must the others have felt that were asked to stay behind. Being as curious as I am I would have wondered why You didn’t take me too. After all […]

And they (Jesus and Disciples) went to a place which was called Gethsemane; and He said to His disciples, “Sit here, while I pray.” Mark 14:32 Lord while You were on earth You prayed. You have asked us to pray without ceasing. Prayer is such an awesome gift. I love sitting at Your feet listening […]

But he said vehemently, “If I must die with You, I will not deny You.” And they all said the same. Mark 14 31 Lord…. Peter certainly shows us his sincere heart. He was sure he could never deny You. He believed it with his whole heart. He was Your follower. He believed in You. […]

And Jesus said to him, “Truly, I say to you, this very night, before the cock crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” Mark 14:30 Lord You see our hearts and You know our motives. Sometimes Lord we do and say things and we wonder where those thoughts and actions come from. We are […]

Peter said to Him, “Even though they all fall away, I will not.” Mark 14:29 Lord as we read on we are going to hear the rest of the story about Peter. We all would hope and pray that we would not deny You but the will to survive without being in pain is so […]

“But after I am raised up, I will go before you to Galilee.” Mark 14:28 Lord thank You for telling Your disciples they would see You again after You were alive again. That certainly must have made them feel a whole lot better. It sure would have made me feel better to know that death […]

And Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away; for it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd and the sheep will be scattered.’” Mark 14:27 Lord these were men that loved You. What must they have thought when You said this to them. Thank You Lord that even though You know all things […]

And when they (Jesus and His disciples) had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. Mark 14:26 Lord I had never thought of this before but there were 13 of you singing a hymn. You and Your twelve disciples. I wonder what hymn you sang. I’m glad that we have kept […]

“Truly, I say to you, I shall not drink again of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.” Mark 14:25 Lord, I wonder what your disciples thought when You said this to them. Did they understand? You had been telling them that You would […]