Do you think I cannot call on my Father, and he will at once put at my disposal more than twelve legions of angels?
As we look into the scene in the Garden of Gethsemane, everything feels tense and fragile. Jesus has just finished praying. Judas has arrived with his crowd. Peter has just drawn his sword and reacts in fear, slicing off the ear of the servant of the high priest. It all looks like the moment has finally spun out of control.
But then Jesus speaks—and what He says changes how we understand the entire scene.
