Prayer
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Jesus and His Distress
“And going a little farther, He fell on the ground and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him. And He said, ‘Abba, Father, all things are possible for you. Remove this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will.’” (Mark 14:35-36) I recently re-read these verses as I was preparing to write a devotional for a contest I was entering. The contest theme focused on fear, anxiety, and stress. I know I’ve read these verses hundreds of times, but I didn’t make the connection, until now, that Jesus could not only relate to my feelings of anxiety, stress, and fear, but…