Reposted for Holy Week 2021
The Garden of Gethsemane is at the base of the Mount of Olives. Gethsemane means “pressing of olives.” Olive trees have grown there for thousands of years. However, when the Romans destroyed Jerusalem in 70 A.D., they burned down the olive trees. The trees in the garden today are thousands of years old, but they probably grew from the roots of the trees that were burned.
Olives provide food for nourishment, fuel for light and oil for healing. Think of the parallels these have to the life of Jesus. He said, “I am the Bread of life” (John 6:35) and “I am the Light of the world” (John 8:12). Jesus also healed the sick, made the blind to see, the deaf to hear and the lame to walk. He cleansed the lepers and raised the dead. He is still in the business of healing our…
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