A once-popular song carried the line, “One is nearer God’s heart in a garden, Than anywhere else on earth.” That’s a nice sentiment, yet probably untrue—unless it is the particular garden of Gethsemane. We are there on holy ground, with a scene that touches the depths of human stress, sacrifice and obedience. The centerpiece is the prayer (v. 36) that the cup should be removed, followed by the Lord’s submission to the Father’s holy will. I suggest that the key,
Mark 14:32–42