Renaissance Church NYC Holy Week Devotional: Friday
Apr 3, 2026
A short devotional walk into Gethsemane focusing on Jesus' sorrow and the looming cross. A Scripture reading of Luke 22:39–48 highlights anguish, angelic help, sleepy disciples, and betrayal. Reflections invite honest confession, prayerful surrender, and endurance in suffering. A poetic prayer closes, asking for humility, grace, and the strength to love and forgive.
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Jesus Chooses Father's Will In Agony
- Jesus models surrender by praying in agony yet choosing the Father's will.
- Janil Hill emphasizes Jesus' sorrowful prayer in Gethsemane and his choice: nevertheless, not my will, but yours be done.
Slow Down And Pray To Notice God
- Pray intentionally to notice God's presence in busy life.
- Janil Hill models slowing, breathing, and praying the hymn 'I Need Thee Every Hour' as a concrete practice.
Gethsemane Shows Jesus' Genuine Suffering
- Jesus experiences real physical anguish and is strengthened by an angel while praying.
- The Luke reading notes his sweat like drops of blood and Judas arriving to betray him with a kiss.