It’s easy to fault the disciples for falling asleep while they were praying. I mean they were in the midst of one of the most important dramas in history. Jesus, himself, was with them and had verbally given them an important task – praying for him during one of his most difficult hours.
But they couldn’t do it. They were worn out. They ended up falling asleep. But before we’re too hard on them, we better look at our own lives. How often do we fall asleep on an important task that God gives us? We let everything else get in the way. We get distracted. God has given us an important task in the greatest drama in history – the reaching of the lost for Christ and it’s so easy for us – for me – to get distracted.
I’m glad we have a forgiving God!
