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At the Mount of Olives, Jesus -- in a human moment -- is troubled by and seeks to ease his own suffering; however, during the Crucifixion, he demonstrates divine compassion by seeking only to ease the suffering of others. During his prayer vigil, Jesus is trying to ease his own mental anguish and internal torment and come to terms with his faith. Before Jesus travels to the Mount of Olives, as he eats with his disciples, he states that his fate has been decreed. He is hated as a sinner and a criminal and now his time has come and what is set for him must be carried out. One of his own disciples, one of the very men at the dinner table, will betray him. In this, Jesus directly says to the disciples and forces himself to hear that he will soon be slaughtered by a people to whom he has devoted his life in trying to make them see their sins and follow the right path of God. He leads his disciples to the Mount of Olives so that he may pray and they may pray in support of him in his critical time of decision-making. As he prays, Jesus says, “‘Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done,’” (Luke 22: 42). With these words, Jesus undoubtedly attempts to ease his mental anguish and c