J49 Jesus Prays Poem by Simple Simon

It wasn’t a pleasant night
Jesus with a heavy heart,
Went to Gethsemane, a place,
That gave his mind no peace.

His disciples followed him
To stay behind, he told them.
He took only three men,
Peter, James and John.

He told them, “Sit here,
Let me say my prayer.
Keep a watch till then.”
He went ahead alone.

“Father, why prolong
This kind of suffering?
Yet, it’s not what I want,
But is what You want.”

Soon, when he returned,
He was surprised to find
His three disciples asleep.
A watch, they failed to keep

He said to Peter, “Simon,
Can’t you be awake even,
For my sake, for one hour
Till I finish my prayer? ”

“The spirit is willing,
But the flesh is unwilling.
Let me say a word of caution.
Don’t fall into temptation.”

He went once more,
To another corner,
Again for his prayer,
Addressing the Father.

When he returned back,
They didn’t keep awake,
But were in deep sleep
And he woke them up.

When, for the third time,
After prayer, he came,
Seriously he told them
“The hour has come.”

“Look, the Son of Man,
In the hands of sinful men
Is now being handed over;
The betrayer has come here.”