Listen to Nick read the Firestarter and Matthew 26:36-46.
Agony, arrest, trial, and denial are four movements that bring Jesus closer to Calvary. As you pray the Passion Narrative, go slowly, allowing the scenes of this tragic, yet salvific drama draw you into their mystery.
In the Agony in the Garden, Jesus’s suffering was the more intense because his closest friends slept while he was in such great emotional pain. Sleep was the anesthesia to avoid being with Jesus in his hour of agony. Is sleep sometimes a pain-deadener for you also?
Think of it: Jesus needs you to pray with him. We are ordinarily aware of ourselves doing the praying, God doing the answering. However, the Lord needs your prayer for his Body that still suffers. Pray so that the agony of others may be the less because you are vigilant in prayer beside them.
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Example: Not my will, but Yours be done. v. 39
Fridays are dedicated to the Gospels.
In the season of Kingdomtide this year we read Matthew 19 to 28.
For all the Firestarters I recommend the ebook. You will have the entire program of well over a thousand of these introductions with you on your phone or tablet. Check the menu options at the site for more information.
The Bible Through the Seasons 