19/08/2026
“Yet not as I will, but as you will.” — Matthew 26:39
There are places in the Bible that take on a whole new depth when you stand where the story unfolded.
Gethsemane is one of them.
Among the olive trees, just outside the walls of Jerusalem, Jesus prayed on the night before His crucifixion — overwhelmed with sorrow, knowing what lay ahead, yet willingly submitting Himself to the Father.
For us, the significance of Gethsemane isn’t about identifying the exact rock where Jesus may have knelt. It’s about pausing in the place where we see so powerfully the humanity of Jesus, His obedience to the Father, and His willingness to go to the cross.
It is one of those places that can change the way you read your Bible.
Come with us to Gethsemane — and discover why it is one of our favourite biblical sites to visit.
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The Garden of Gethsemane – one of the best biblical sites to visit
36 Then Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to them, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.” 37 He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee along with him, and he began to be sorrowful and troubled. 38 Then he said to them, “My soul is overwhelmed with sorr...