Posts with the tag “prayer”

Luke 22:45-46“When he rose from prayer and went back to the disciples, he found them asleep, exhausted from sorrow. ‘Why are you sleeping?’ he asked them. ‘Get up and pray so that you will not fall into temptation.’” Right after these verses, Peter goes on to cut off a servant’s ear, denies Jesus three times and then cries bitterly. Not a very good night for Peter.Jesus had asked the disciples to ...  Read More

40 days. What can happen in 40 days? Seasons can change. Here in Canada, 40 days is enough to go from beaches and air conditioning to parkas and snow shovels. In 40 days, Moses climbed Mount Sinia and returned with the 10 commandments. It was also enough time for the Israelites to abandon the God that had just miraculously freed them from 430 years of slavery and replace Him with an idol.  Read More