Throughout the preparations for what was to come, Jesus encouraged his disciples to “do this in remembrance of me” (Luke 22:19). At the Last Supper he taught them that it is better to serve than to be served. He simultaneously warned them that his time of suffering was approaching and that he would not always be with them. He gave them encouragement that His body would be broken and His blood shed for them, which would be their atonement before God to enter into a new relationship with Him. Warning them of the difficulties and betrayals that would follow, he repeatedly emphasized that they should be prepared and pray that they “would not fall into temptation” (Luke 22:40, 46). This is a powerful lesson because it teaches me that I need to prepare myself and be ready to stand up to temptation whenever I might see it in my life and not be afraid. This also indicates the power of prayer. When Jesus goes to the Mount of Olives to pray, he asks God for his will to be done. Jesus was so earnest and faithful in his prayer that he was sweating blood. In the hours that followed, Jesus was arrested, mocked, tortured, and endured suffering and affliction. Jesus took the fall to embrace our sorrows, he sacrificed himself for our sins. After being crucified, Jesus rose again on the third day (Luke 24). In the last verses 50-53, after Jesus blessed those around him, he was taken away