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Disciples, Garden of Gethsemane, Good Friday, Holy Thursday, Holy Week, Jesus, Passion of Jesus, prayer, silence, suffering
Photo credit: Joel Olives, “Through the Trees,” Flickr.com Creative Commons, May 6, 2008.
And Jesus said, “Sit here, while I pray.”
All we must do is sit.
All we must do is recognize this as a time of prayer.
All we must do is stay awake to the present danger.
All we must do is not walk away from the suffering.
All we must do is listen in the stillness of the garden.
Some leaves rustle as a small animal stirs nearby.
A breeze disturbs the branches of an olive tree.
A fellow disciple quietly coughs in the cooling air.
Our own breathing is labored from the hasty night walk.
The fluted song of an owl floats down from the hillside.
All we must do is sit.
Words (c) 2017, Mark Lloyd Richardson
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This reminds me of an old hymn called “In the Garden”- and also “Sweet Hour of Prayer”. Thanks for the peaceful thoughts.
Both of those favorite old hymns have traveled with me since I was a child. Thanks for your comment, Olive.