Daily Word

In the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to him who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence. Hebrews 5:7. Jesus’ anguish at the prospect of the cross (loud cries and tears) shows that He is not aloof from the weakness and fears that threaten us. The Psalmists praised God that He heard their cries of distress. Jesus’ plea for salvation from death was answered not through escape from the ordeal of the cross, but through His Resurrection from death. This passage clearly points out that (prayers) Jesus prayed with intensity continuously and often. What brings you to the place of such intensity in your prayer, and what makes that situation any greater than your typical prayer that lacks intensity?