UK 22:15{With Gethsemane and Calvary in fullest view, His heart's desire was to spend those few last hours in closest intercourse with His disciples. Now, if we take the King at His word, and really believe that He thus desires us, can we possibly remain coldhearted and indifferent to Him? Can we bear the idea of disappointing His love such love and meeting it with any such pale, cool response as would wound any human heart, "I do not know whether I love you or not!" Oh, do let us leave off morbidly looking to see exactly how much we love (which is just like trying to warm ourselves with a thermometer, and perhaps only ends in doubting whether we love at all), and look straight away at His love and His desire! Think of Jesus actually wanting you, really desiring your love, not satisfied with all the love of all the angels and saints unless you love Him too-needing that little drop to fill His cup of joy! Is there no answering throb, no responsive glow?
Within an "upper room" are met a small, yet faithful band,
On whom a deep yet chastened grief hath laid its softening hand.
Among them there is One who wears a more than mortal mien,
'Tis He on whom in all distress the weary one may lean.