Even at this late hour they could not support Jesus when He needed them the most. It seems clear the disciples were not even close to recognizing the agony, the awful clutch of a closing in decision to take the cup or reject it, the fearful intensity of aloneness gripping Him.

Why were they so indifferent to His death? Why were they so uncomprehending? To this point, even after the Transfiguration, they were unable to recognize His mission, and by that, a failure to even start to appreciate the awful pressure He was under. Though told repeatedly He would suffer and die, they did not accept this.

My point in all this is that they treated Jesus so blindly, and were so unable to provide critical support on the only occasion Jesus asked them to pray in His behalf, because they really did not know Him. They were unconcerned! From their sleep on the mount, to His resurrection, He had to go it alone! What a shameful situation. It is sobering for me to think about all this and in that light to evaluate my own concern for Him now.