Only Weakness

"And He withdrew from them about a stone's throw, and He knelt down and began to pray, saying, 'Father, if You are willing, remove this cup from Me; yet not My will, but Yours be done.' Now an angel from heaven appeared to Him, strengthening Him. And being in agony He was praying very fervently; and His sweat became like drops of blood, falling down upon the ground." (Luke 22:41-44)

In the garden of Gethsemane, Jesus prayed and cried out in his agony. Drops of blood fell to the ground from his forehead, according to Luke the doctor.

"Now an angel from heaven appeared to Him, strengthening Him." What? A creature comes to strengthen the Creator? How could He stoop so low?

But this is the highest point of strength, that He who has all the power over heaven and earth, needs the help of a creature in his agony. What strength! For He gave up His strength, He left everything for us and did not keep anything for himself. Only weakness.

So let us not keep anything for ourselves, only weakness, only the broken heart.

[FV, (c)2003, 2006]