Lux Domini
Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour.

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Interpretation

The sin of our souls was the troubled of Christ's soul, when he undertook to redeem and save us, and to make his soul an offering for our sin. Christ was willing to suffer, yet prayed to be saved from suffering.

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This thought runs through John 12:26-27.

John 12:26 John 12:27