After this, when Jesus knew that all was now finished, he said (in order to fulfill the scripture), "I am thirsty." A jar of sour wine was standing there. So they put a sponge full of the wine on a branch of hyssop and held it to his mouth. John 19:28-29

Late Thursday evening, after sharing the Passover meal together, Jesus took several of the disciples with him to the Mount of Olives, commonly called "Gethsemane." Jesus said to the disciples with him, "I am deeply grieved, even to death; remain here and keep awake" (Mark 14:34).

Alone and separated from those with him in Gethsemane, Jesus pleaded with God: "Abba, Father, for you all things are possible; remove this cup from me; yet not what I want, but what you want" (v. 36). Jesus ends this prayer with words of surrender. Jesus desired…