As we near unto Resurrection Sunday, what some
folks call Easter, I find myself mindful of what
Jesus endured for our sins. The scourging, the
beating with a rod, the mocking, the actual crucifixion,
the suffocation, and death, and being buried
in a borrowed tomb. It was horrible what he went
through. And before he went through it, in Matthew
chapter... 26, verse 42, it says that Jesus went
away a second time into the garden, praying,
saying, My Father, if this cup cannot pass away
unless I drink from it, your will be done. I'd
say this is a model example. We talk about the
Lord's Prayer sometimes. We talk about our Father
who art in heaven. The truth is, I think this
is the Lord's Prayer. Also, there was a prayer
for unity. I think we need to realize that sometimes
life is hard. There's suffering, difficulty.
Sometimes it's weeks, months, years, decades.
We don't understand why some things happen. But
we do know that if we didn't have the grace of
Jesus Christ, if we weren't saved, we'd go to
hell. And therefore, all the suffering that we
face, I mean, we're doomed. Far worse, I guess.
Say to God today, I don't like what I'm going
through, and I'd like you to change it. But regardless,
your will be done, not my will.