In times of desperation, when you feel like there’s nowhere else to turn, you don’t just learn that prayer matters—you experience it.

36 Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, “Sit here, while I go over there and pray.” 37And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and troubled. 38Then he said to them, “My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; remain here, and watch with me.” 39And 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.” 40And he came to the disciples and found them sleeping. And he said to Peter, “So, could you not watch with me one hour? 41Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” 42Again, for the second time, he went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, your will be done.” 43And again he came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. 44So, leaving them again, he went away and prayed for the third time, saying the same words again. 45Then he came to the disciples and said to them, “Sleep and take your rest later on. See, the hour is at hand, and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. 46Rise, let us be going; see, my betrayer is at hand.” —Matthew 26:36-46

1. Jesus

“Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?” —Corrie Ten Boom

“Prayer does not fit us for the greater work; prayer is the greater work.” —Oswald Chambers

• He didn’t avoid the pain—He brought it to the Father.
• He didn’t fight the plan—He submitted to it.
• He didn’t isolate—He invited others into the moment.
• And He didn’t come out weaker—He came out stronger.

So What Now?

PRAY and spend time with your Heavenly Father