Speech and Language Therapy. The Agony in the Garden

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Latterly he was a pioneering for people with communication difficulties lecturing to speech and language therapists. 

 Clifford Hughes, Church service to celebrate his life, 18 Jan 2014.

El Greco

 Rosary Meditations for Mentally Ill People

Frances Truscott

CTS Publications

The Sorrowful Mysteries

1. The Agony in the Garden. Lk 22.39-46

Jesus is aware of what is going to happen to him and he prays fervently in the Garden of Gethsemane. He is in great need, very mentally distressed, although he is not ilL He seeks solitude in order to pray with greater concentration, but he is in such distress that his sweat becomes like drops of blood. He is frightened of what is going to happen to him, and prays that the suffering he envisages will not be necessary.

Often we are frightened when we are mentally ill or distressed. Jesus experiences his companions letting him down by falling asleep. Often we will feel totally alone. At this time Jesus felt great mental suffering, so he has been there and knows how we feel. However, he sees clearly through his pain to his mission to fulfill God's plan. In imitation of him, we should try to do God's will in our own lives.

Tissot-the-grotto-of-the-agony Hidden meanings   in the Garden paintings