In Matthew, it says "Then Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to them, 'Sit here while I go over there and pray'".. In Luke 22 and John 18 it mentions this was the place he usually withdrew with his disciples. It was a place of solitude, a place to escape the maddening crowds, get quiet and pray.
Jesus had a secret place,
away from the loud and noisy crowd,
where He would seek the Father's face..
Often He stayed all night and prayed -
with heavenly power He was endowed..
We need a garden such as this,
a place to come when the day is done..
a sacred place of solitude and bliss,
to safely rest from earthly stress..
to know the Father, Spirit and Son..
We all need a special place like that, and we need to go there often.
