Colloquy – In Gethsemane

  
Today we are experiencing Week Three of the Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius. Our call is to Companion Jesus in his Passion… To walk with him… To experience it from his perspective… To gain understanding somehow. I chose to reflect on Matthew 26:36-56 (Gethsemane).

It started out with me being with the disciples… Then a shift happened and I began to see it from Jesus’ perspective and he began to talk to me. In the end, he offered consolation to me… These are the words I wrote as the experience unfolded.

Lord, three times your returned

Three times I was sleeping

Frustrated and hurt, you woke me up

Can’t you stay awake one hour for me?

Michael, all I am asking is that you pray for me

All I am asking is that you pray with me

I am not asking you to take on my burden

I promised that my yoke was easy, my burden light

I am asking you to share it with me

Pray with me… Stay with me… Love me…
They are here now

The time has come

Wake up and stay with me

Drop your weapon

Do you want to die by the sword?

All I ask is that you stay with me
I have been with you and the disciples

Through it all I have stayed 

Even when you didn’t get it I stayed

Now I ask you… I beg you… Stay…

Michael? Where are you? Why have you abandoned me?

All I asked was that you stay awake and pray with me

Michael? Have you left me too?
Michael, I will stay with you

Michael, I will not abandon you

Michael, I love you

Michael, follow me