Matthew 26:36 says, Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder.  Jesus and His disciples came to the garden of Gathsemane, and He told them to sit, or wait, there.  Jesus was about to go and pray, not for deliverance but for the strength to fulfill His mission of salvation.  Verse thirty-seven states, And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.  Jesus took Peter, who had just declared his undying faith, and James and John, who had agreed with Peter and wanted to sit on either side of Jesus in His kingdom.  Jesus was giving them an opportunity to begin to show their faithfulness.  We should not be surprised if God asks us to show our faithfulness to Him in small, simple ways each day.  Verse thirty-eight says, Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.  Jesus told them that His soul was exceedingly sorrowful, and simply asked these three to watch, or stay awake, with Him.  I believe that Jesus is exceedingly sorrowful over the fate of the lost world today, and that He wants His followers to be awake and at work to help bring the lost to Him.  Verse thirty-nine states, And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.  The disciples could not go all the way with Jesus, because He needed time alone with His heavenly Father.  Jesus prayed that if there was another way to salvation than by His death on the cross to let it happen.  More importantly, He asked that the Father's will be done and not His.  As I have said before, I believe that this was the real example of the Lord's prayer.  Verse forty declares, And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?  Jesus returned to the disciples and found them asleep.  Jesus addressed His question to Peter, but it would apply to James and John as well.  Jesus asked Peter, who had just declared that he would die for Jesus, if he couldn't even stay awake with Jesus for one hour.  When Jesus returns, we need to pray that He won't find us spiritually asleep.  No matter how strong our declaration of faith may be, the question is how faithful are we in the everyday temptations we face.  Verse forty-one declares, Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.  Jesus told Peter and tells us that we are to watch and pray so that we do not give in to temptation.  Verse forty-two states, He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done.  Jesus went alone once more and asked in prayer once more that if there was another way to salvation that the heavenly Father make it known.  Still, Jesus accepted the answer.  Verse forty-three says, And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy.  Jesus came and found the disciples asleep again.  This further disproved their bold statements of faith made before they really understood Who Jesus is.  The only way we can be bold for Jesus is if we really understand Who He is and accept Him as our personal Savior and Lord.  Until then, we will be spiritually asleep, no matter what we may declare.  Verse forty-four states, And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words.  Jesus went for the third time praying the same prayer.  Though Jesus already knew the answer, I believe that He was sincere in His prayer.  When we have a heavy burden in life, we are never wrong to ask God to lift it if it is His will to do so.  Jesus did not pray for His will but for the heavenly Father's will to be done.  Verse forty-five declares, Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.  Jesus had finished His prayers, so He left the disciples asleep.  It may be that if we sometimes fail to do what God asks us to do, and once the time to do it is past, He doesn't awake us for that purpose again.  Peter, James and John were still Jesus' disciples, but they had missed a great opportunity to serve Him.  Verse forty-six states, Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that doth betray me.  Then, Jesus awoke them because His betrayal was at hand.  We still cannot afford to be asleep while Jesus is being betrayed today.  As the world attempts to discredit Jesus, we must awake and stand with Him.