Mount of Olives

Luke 22:42
"Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done."

and

Mark 14:36
"Abba, Father," he said, "everything is possible for you. Take this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will."

and

Matthew 26:39

Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, "My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will."

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He was alone when he said this to the Father. So how do we know he said what is said here. We do not know what he said. Nor did these disciples know he said it. I have noticed this in other sub texts before as well. Three different takes on one specific topic.
1. If you are willing
2. Everything is possible
3. if it is possible

Number one is hopeful. Number two is faithful. And most importantly number three: He didn't want to let the Father down, because he loved him.

The three gifts of the Holy Spirit, defined in the last hours before his arrest. The disciples could not hear what he said, but instead, they could sense what he was going through. Facedown, sweating, likely weeping. Our savior faced this wrath because he loved the Father.

I think the Mount of Olives represents the sincerity of the Son of God. Many times does he retreat to it to petition the Father. It is a very human countenance to retreat to get a sense of things, to realign ourselves, to get our bearings. Jesus did this, amd whem he did it was to pray and to strengthen his resolve to do the Father's will.

I know this because that is what Christians face. We enter each day and are disrupted, angered, lied to, persecuted, doubted, questioned, mocked, and even judged. All these things serve the same reason; to distract us from the Father's will. And it takes quiet moments, and sincere prayer to realign ourselves. And if Jesus had to step away, how much more do we have to remove ourselves from a setting.

We are far from maintaining holiness, as we are not the righteous people. We are under grace; we walk in our transgressions. Holiness would have never been available to us had the Holy Spirit not been sent. The living conscience either relied on instinct like animals do, or, it developed from it's gained knowledge of good and evil. It was not until the ascension of Christ Jesus, that holiness was made available to us. Our reconcilliation to the Father is solely because of this. Holiness comes through the living conscience of those whom carry the truth within them, doing then, the Father's will instead of their own.

So as Jesus took the cup of wrath upon himself, because it was the Father's will. Then in victory over death, Jesus had authority to provide the Holy Spirit.

All were invited and few are chosen.

Renew your hope. In faith be confident. We are not perfect, but perfection can surely work through us. Love must be the foundation of all service. When you are derailed by the world and those around you, return to the mount of olives, find peace in the presence of the Father.

Find strength in confirming your own willingness to do His will. Love Him, keep returning to Him.