Agony in the Garden

To describe Jesus’ agony and arrest in the garden

To explain how Jesus was tempted

To reflect on how Jesus agony can help us face suffering

Meditation

As you listen to the first part of the story, imagine being there yourself.

Notice anything you can see/ hear/ touch/ smell.

Tell your partner what you remember from hearing the story.

• night. • Jesus praying • Pain, sweating blood• angel strengthens him • Prays for help to accept God’s will “Not my

will, but your will be done!”• disciples sleeping • My betrayer is on his way.

Write up 6 bullet points of details of what happens.

**What was Jesus tempted to do, so that he had to pray “not my will but your will be done”?

Not my will but your will be done !

What happened next? • Watch the video and find out.

1. Describe in your book what happened next.**How could you apply in today’s world Jesus’ saying “Those who live by the sword will die by the sword”?

I remember the night when my parents split up.

I remember the time my pet died

I remember when I lost or broke something that mattered

to me

Facing SufferingThere are no easy answers to why bad things happen, and we must suffer. Christians believe that evil and suffering are still part of God’s plan, even if we can’t understand how God could let it happen.

Think of a time when you felt suffering in some way.1. Write it as a speech bubble. 2. How would knowing about what happened to

Jesus, help you? • he knows what pain is like, • he stayed with it without running away, • God sent an angel to help him • Accepted the situation and found peace

** Think of how you could be tempted to escape the suffering, and not to face it. Explain why this would be bad.

I remember the time I was wrongly accused with no one to help me.

I remember when I needed someone to talk to, but there

was no one

Put the pictures in order to tell the story of what happened in the Garden

Put the pictures in order to tell the story of what happened in the Garden