Look to Jesus

Following Jesus is a different experience depending on what you are living through. For Jesus' disciples, being with Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane must have been very confusing. Keeping their eyes on Jesus himself is the key in this confusion. the experience of tragedy is always different to knowing about it before it happens. Judas' betrayal was one of these intensely different experiences for the disciples. Immediately thereafter, it seemed obvious to the the disciples that it was time for them to start fighting with their swords. How bewildering it must have been to them when Jesus puts an end to the rebellion. How could evil be succeeding over Jesus- The soldiers who came to arrest him must have been surprised too when they realised he wasn't actually a dangerous criminal against whom they were armed with swords and clubs. Jesus' response is beautiful. He was the only one not surprised. Clearly, the disciples needed to trust him, even when it seemed he was not in control. Look at him quickly, before you struggle, trying to work it all out by yourself. Look out. Look up.