"But God didn't leave us defenseless.  God said to Jesus, "Obey me about the tree"-only this time the tree was a cross-"and you will die."  And Jesus did.  He has gone before you into the heart of a very real battle, to draw you into the ultimate reality of the dance.  What he has enjoyed from all eternity, he has come to offer to you." Pg. 13

Wow.  As many times as I've heard and thought about the bravery of Jesus in the garden, his surrender to God never fails to leave me awestruck.  I cannot imagine the level of fear that he must have felt knowing what kind of pain was going to be inflicted on him.  On top of the overwhelming physical pain, Jesus was going to be separated from his Father for the first time ever.  I believe that is what scared him the most:  Not being in relation with God and being out of the light.  Yet, he did it anyways.  I love how Jesus led by example.  He never asks us to do anything that he hasn't already done.  He fought the most important battle in the history of the world, in the Garden of Gethsemane, and surrendered in order to give you and I the chance to know him.  Why he loves us so much I will never understand.  I am so grateful that our Savior came to us.  He came to us to give us the opportunity to spend eternity with him just because he loves us.  So amazing.