Going a little ahead, he fell to the ground and prayed for a way out: “Papa, Father, you can – can’t you? – get me out of this. Take this cup away from me. But please, not what I want – what do you want?” Mark 14: 35-36 The Message

If we have lived any length of time, we have probably been faced with a looming disaster that promises to be painful as well as life-changing. A marriage that held such promise in the beginning has become a desert with no water in sight. You pass each other like ships in the night, running without lights and hoping you don’t bump into each other. A parent has just been diagnosed with dementia and, being in good health otherwise, is looking forward to living some time with dwindling mental capacity.

We may spend some time refusing to face the reality of the si

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