“And he said to them, ‘I am deeply grieved, even to death; remain here, and keep awake.’”

In Mark 14:32-36, just after the Passover meal, Jesus leads his friends out to an olive grove where they have stopped together many times before. As Jesus grapples with his own impending death, he asks for his friends to stay present. Find your favourite spot for prayer, grab your journal, and sit deeply with the yourself and the Lord for 20 minutes.

Contemplative at Home offers a guided prayer experience drawing on Ignatian spirituality and Lectio Divina.

Mark 14:17-25 is read from the NRSV

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For further reflection:

Stay Here With Me from IgnatianSpirituality.com

Gethsemane as Liminal Space by Ron Rolheiser

Art:

http://www.studiobrien.com/gallery/modern/

XAL249262 Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane, from a series of Scenes of the New Testament (fresco) by Barna da Siena (fl.1350-55); Collegiata, San Gimignano, Italy; Italian, out of copyright