#bitesizedtruth

Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence.

Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent.

Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb.

Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts.

Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan Press On! has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.

The prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane happened late on Thursday night, just hours before Jesus's arrest and crucifixion early on Friday morning. It took place immediately following the Last Supper, after Jesus and his disciples walked to the Mount of Olives. Judas was not among the disciples during that prayer; he had already left the group earlier in the evening to meet with religious authorities and coordinate the capture. He only returned to the garden at the very end, leading the guards to identify Jesus.

The account of Jesus praying in the Garden of Gethsemane is found in three of the Gospels: Matthew, Mark, and Luke. John's Gospel mentions Jesus going to a garden across the Kidron Valley, but doesn't include the prayer itself. In Matthew, the passage is Matthew 26 verses 36 through 46. Mark has it in Mark 14, verses 32 through 42, and Luke's version is in Luke 22, verses 39 through 46. Do you want me to read any of those specific sections for you?

He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee along, 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 further, 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."