TUESDAY 11th APRIL - MARK 14:32-52

Jesus had spent 3 years heading towards Jerusalem.
He had spent 3 years heading towards his death.
He had told parables about it, he had prophesied about it, he had spoken about it with bluntness.
Yet, at the crunch, Jesus prays for there to be another way.

In this journey through Mark's gospel, alongside his determination, compassion, confidence and purposefulness, there are examples of Jesus's frustration, disappointment, weariness and uncertainty.

He gets there in the end but via a wealth of very normal human emotions and states of mind.
I suppose if Jesus had gleefully and blissfully marched towards his death, it would have been clear that his 'human-ness' was pretty superficial. Instead, he shows us a hesitant relentlessness - he seeks guidance, he seeks confirmation, then he is FULLY obedient.