Today, we perch with Jesus and his disciples in the garden (Mark 14:32-52), focusing on the disciples' journey of following Jesus and their ultimate test in the Garden of Gethsemane. We see their lack of understanding, their struggle with temptation, and their eventual failure. But even in their failure, we find important lessons for our own walk of faith. We are challenged to consider our own faithfulness, the reality of our fleshly weaknesses, and the grace that is available to us as we strive to follow Jesus.
For those who belong to Jesus, there is something profoundly true about this formula: His faithfulness is greater than our unfaithfulness. Praise God forgiveness is an option, what we wreck can be repaired, and Jesus did not run away.
Our theme for 2023 is 'Love. Learn. Love.', which is taken from Matthew 22:34-40 and Matthew 28:16-20. Throughout the year we will give our attention to the teachings of Jesus and what it means to follow Him @home, w/the church, &beyond.
