Even if our beloved family members are suffering to the point of death ...

Even if our beloved family members

are suffering to the point of death ...

 

 

In His great agony, as He neared death,

Jesus fell with His face to the ground

and prayed to God the Father,

saying, "Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me.

Yet, not as I will, but as You will."

When He returned to His three disciples—Peter, James, and John—

He found them asleep, having been unable

to stay awake and pray with Him for even one hour.

Jesus said to them,

"Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation.

The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."

Despite this, after going away again

 to pray and plead with God the Father,

Jesus returned to find them "so very tired and asleep again"

(Matthew 26:38-43, Korean Modern Bible).

Even when a dearly loved family member

is in agony to the point of death,

we may deeply desire to pray earnestly for them,

yet when we are extremely tired,

we find ourselves falling asleep while praying.

This shows that even the deep love for a family member

can lead us into temptation due to our weaknesses.