Holy Spirit help me watch with Christ to see the salvation of God…

 
Matthew 26:14 – 27:66 
 

 
When times are rough- like when your friend and Master is betrayed by a turn-coat fellow follower, and unjustly arrested, tortured and crucified – it is very easy to fall asleep, to ‘get away from it all’. Sleep can be a protective device built into our psyches, a kind of safety valve.  But for the disciples of Jesus, in order to perceive, in order to witness and understand the passion of their “Teacher” in its entirety, and in order to stay faithful, they needed to stay awake and depend on their eyes of faith to see them through the stressful 24 hours of mock trials, shouting crowds and evil’s best violence that led up to the world-jarring Crucifixion of Jesus. Three times Jesus urged them to stay awake in the Garden of Gesthemene – to perceive the full mercy of God at work above and beyond, and yes, by means of, the overwhelming events of that pivotal day  of the Salvation of God.  On the surface, it all looked like terror and death, but really it was divine Mercy burbling up through human travesty into the Redemption of humanity, orchestrated by Father God and leading to the fullness of the Resurrection and Eternal Life.  Will I stay awake and be attuned to God’s agenda of Mercy and Life throughout the terrors of my own life?  Holy Spirit help me watch with Christ to see the salvation of God.  
 
I believe I shall see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the Living.  Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord! (Psalm 27:13,14) 
 
Satan has received permission to test all of you, to separate the good from the bad, as a farmer separates the wheat form the chaff.  But I have prayer for you, Simon, that your faith will not fail. And when y turn back to me, you must strengthen your brothers.
Jesus to Peter at the Last Supper, as reported by Luke (22:31, 32)
 
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