It was late by the time I got to my afghan, and I collapsed on the bed after a long day. The weariness had reached my feet but not my fingers. They worked away while I thought about Awana this evening. Council time had been the first installment of the Easter story, and the leader asked the kids what they thought Jesus was praying about in the Garden of Gethsemene. One of my favorite little boys, his brow serious in thought, raised his hand and said, “He was praying that the things which were about to happen would go by fast.”
Such insight from a seven year-old stuck with me as I drove home and worked on square #29. I’d never thought of it before, yet it’s such a realistic human response. Who would wish to prolong pain? The amazing part is that Jesus knew what pain imminently awaited him, yet he still prayed, “Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done” (Luke 22:42).
I too pray that God would take away pain or change difficult circumstances, yet I have to admit to the hypocrisy in my own life of when I say, “Your will be done,” but am not willing to obey when that will is difficult or painful. God, give me the courage and sincerity to say “Your will be done” when it means taking the narrow, rocky path. I trust that You have a good purpose for it. But Lord, when those times come, may they pass quickly!
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