What if prayer isn’t about persuading God, but about being transformed by Him? We step into the Garden of Gethsemane and sit with Jesus in His most vulnerable hour—sorrowful, weighed down, and yet willing to yield, “Not my will, but yours be done.” As we read Matthew 26:36 –46, we unpack the tension between desire and obedience, the beauty of honest lament, and the courage that rises when we trust the Father’s heart.

We talk about the cup of wrath, why Jesus asks three times, and how repetition in prayer is not weakness but faithful persistence. Then we trace a powerful thread from Eden to Gethsemane—Adam grasping for control, Jesus surrendering in trust—and explore how the second Adam reverses the curse. Along the way, we name the character of God that makes surrender possible: He is compassionate, wise, present, and strong. We also wrestle with our own limits: “The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.” That’s not a rebuke to shame us; it’s an invitation to rely on the Spirit’s provision when our strength is gone.