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There is a profound and powerful lesson from one of Jesus’ last moments on Earth, and I wanted to share it with you today. Since coming back to Christ, one thing that has really changed in my life is prayer and my understanding of it. When I was teaching and writing New Age or personal growth material, prayer was about “manifesting” and creating an outcome in the world. It was about connecting my “inner divinity” with “Source” so that I could “vibrate” at a higher level and “attract” that which I wanted.

All of that sounds really compelling on face value, however today I have a much different perspective — and Jesus’ moments in the garden of Gethsemane, right before He was arrested, are an eternal reminder of the value and power of prayer.