We hear a lot about bullies in school these days.  We also know that bullies pick on those that are different, those that are less likely to fight back, those that are meek.

I think if Christ was here today we too would find a way to crusify him. Or maybe we do it when we dont' speak up against injustice, against abortion or racism, porn or poverty.

Peter was walking behind Jesus at a distance so that he would not be noticed.  Then these people started to point him out and question him, “hey aren’t you one of his disciples? Didn’t I see you in the garden?”   He becomes afraid.

Why are people afraid to identify with Jesus?  Maybe they too are afraid of the questions,  "Aren't you suppose to be Christian?  Didn't I see you at that wild party?   You go to church? 

Jesus goes back to find Peter, James and John asleep, and he says to them "The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.  Perhaps he was even saying it to himself.  He was human and he felt pain and he had emotions... the flesh of him at that moment was weak, but His Spirit was willing.  He was willing to obey the Father, and because of His willingness, God sent him angels to console him...

I believe that Jesus, God the Father and the Holy Spirit are one, and Jesus was true God and true man, this scripture shows the human side of Christ and a lesson to us all that even in our darkest hour we need to trust that God our Father is with us and he will console us, He will let us pass through hardship, but if we do it in love we will over come.  We have nothing to fear... Jesus was brave to continue his mission. 

Peter loved Jesus and knew that Jesus was the Son of God.  He was with Jesus from the begining, he witnessed the power of Jesus.  It was easy for him to believe in the power of Jesus and to have that unshakable faith while Jesus was standing strong and firm. 

Once Jesus was arrested and did not resist it became a whole new story.  Where was the Jesus that healed the sick and made the blind see, where was the Jesus that spoke out in truth?  Where was the Jesus that over turned tables and silenced the demons?  He was being taken away. 

  The diciples were indignant perhaps because they had yet to "feel" the saving power of Christ.  They were still trying to make "earth" in to heaven..