On Wednesday June 28th, we went to the Garden of Gethsemane. The area of the garden we went to was a private section, so there were no other people, making it a much more peaceful and relaxing experience. Pastor Max did a little mini sermon on the events that took place in the Garden of Gethsemane. He spoke about the spiritual struggle Jesus had when he prayed to God three different times asking if there was any other way he could save us without having to suffer the death of the cross. I thought that that was so amazing because it showed his human side. Yes he was Jesus, Son of God, but he was also human too and just knowing that even Jesus of all people struggled gives me hope and makes me feel that it is okay to struggle with your faith sometimes. Jesus ended by surrendering himself to God and his will, and that is what we all should do I believe. After the sermon the group broke apart and walked around the garden. The thick and beautiful olive wood trees were all over, and quite possibly could be part of the same family of trees from Jesus's times. There were various benches and stairs where people sat down and prayed or reflected on what Jesus went through in the Garden of Gethsemane. After walking the stone path I sat down on an old stone bench and prayed and felt an immense wave of peace, like everything going on in the world was on pause and it's just you and God. It was truly an amazing and awesome experience, and if you ever get the chance to go you definitely should.

- Noah Nelson