“耶稣极其伤痛，祷告更加恳切，汗珠如大血点滴在地上。” – 路 22:44
耶稣祷告时极其伤痛，祂请求天父挪去祂即将面临的、为我们所承受的苦。耶稣祷告极其恳切，以至于祂的汗水像大血点一样滴在地上。当耶稣向天哀哭求告时，祂的门徒们都睡着了。然而，祂对天父说：“不要成就我的意思，只要成就你的意思。”
在那个可怕的夜晚，当耶稣在客西马尼园祷告时，宗教领袖们正在密谋陷害祂。在加略人犹大的带领下，圣殿的士兵们闯进园子，要强行逮捕耶稣。不过，耶稣现在已经准备好为我们舍生赴死了，祂心甘情愿地就范了。
耶稣知道，在十字架上，祂将替代我们，背负我们所有的罪，担当我们所有人应得的诅咒，好将我们从罪恶和死亡中拯救出来。
耶稣走上十字架，不在于犹大因贪婪而出卖了祂（路 22:1-6），也不在于宗教领袖因嫉妒而把祂交出去，甚至不在于罗马总督彼拉多因胆怯而判祂死刑（路 23:1-25；约 11:45-53；19:1-16）。耶稣走上十字架乃是出于天父的爱！
祷告
尊贵的主和怜悯的救主，我们知道，促使你走上十字架的，唯独因为你对我们永恒的爱。愿这份爱今天充满我们的心，感动我们忠心侍奉你。阿们。
路加福音 22:39-46
39耶稣出来，照常往橄榄山去，门徒也跟随他。
40到了那地方，就对他们说：“你们要祷告，免得入了迷惑。”
41于是离开他们约有扔一块石头那么远，跪下祷告，
42说：“父啊！你若愿意，就把这杯撤去！然而，不要成就我的意思，只要成就你的意思。”
43有一位天使从天上显现，加添他的力量。
44耶稣极其伤痛，祷告更加恳切，汗珠如大血点滴在地上。
45祷告完了，就起来，到门徒那里，见他们因为忧愁都睡着了，
46就对他们说：“你们为什么睡觉呢？起来祷告，免得入了迷惑。”
Anguish And Love
“Being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.” – Luke 22:44
Praying in anguish, Jesus asked his Father to take away the suffering that he would soon be facing on the cross for our sake. Jesus prayed so earnestly that his sweat fell like drops of blood to the ground. And as he raised his tearful cry to heaven, Jesus’ disciples fell asleep. Yet he said to the Father, “Not my will, but yours be done.”
On that dreadful night, the religious leaders were plotting against Jesus as he prayed in Gethsemane. Led by Judas Iscariot, the temple soldiers marched into the garden to arrest Jesus forcefully. But Jesus, now ready to lay down his life for us, proceeded willingly.
Jesus knew that on the cross he would take our place, carry the weight of all our sins, and take on the curse that we all deserve so that he could rescue us from sin and death.
Jesus went to the cross not because Judas betrayed him out of greed (Luke 22:1-6), nor because the religious rulers handed him over out of envy, nor even because the Roman governor Pilate sentenced him out of cowardice (Luke 23:1-25; John 11:45-53; 19:1-16). Jesus went to the cross out of love!
Prayer
Blessed Lord and Savior, we know that what moved you to face the cross for our sake was your eternal love alone. May this love fill our hearts today and move us to serve you faithfully. Amen.
