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Matthew 26:42

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KJV ORIGINAL

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.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

He went off to pray a second time and said, 'Dad, if there's no way around this — if I have to go through with it — then I'm trusting your plan.'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Sometimes surrender isn't giving up, it's choosing to trust when the path forward looks impossible.

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