In our last episode, we heard of the Passover meal in which Jesus washed his disciples’ feet, giving them a model for servanthood. He also identified his betrayer, Judas Iscariot, who, led by Satan himself, departed from the group. Finally, we heard how Jesus gave new meaning to the elements of the Passover meal, linking the bread and wine to his own body and blood which would soon be broken and shed for the sins of the world. Today, we’ll find Jesus’ filled with sorrow going to the Father in prayer. He knows his time is nearing, and though he submits to the will of God He also desires to be spared from the suffering he knows he’ll endure. As he prays, the betrayer will arrive to hand him over to those who want Jesus dead. The cross looms large as we begin today’s reading.