Matthew 26:36-39 Then Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to them, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.” He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee along with him, and he began to be sorrowful and troubled. Then he said to them, “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.” Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.”
This was the greatest struggle ever - Christ preparing to endure the cross for us. It was the climax of why He had come, yet He realized what it would mean - full separation from the Father. It had been hard enough to leave Heaven for here - at least He had had these times of prayer, of communion with Him. But this will be different. We know how we fear the unknown. This was the one big unknown Christ had never faced before. It was a complete act of trust in the Father's plan. So He prays it through. If we would only do the same for our struggles which pale in comparison.
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