36Then Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to them, "Sit here while I go over there and pray." 37He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee along with him, and he began to be sorrowful and troubled. 38Then he said to them, "My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me."
39Going a little farther, 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."
I realise that often my reaction to my sorrow is selfish and tainted by my sinful nature. I don't pray and take my concerns to God like I should, but it's comforting to see that Jesus didn't just "suck it in" and put on a brave face for everyone else's sake - sure it was with his closest companions that he said what he did, but he actually told them that his soul was overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death.
The step I often leave out is praying - the most important step.
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