What do you struggle with? Betrayal, loneliness, failure, illness, being forsaken, ostracized, or unwanted? As we look forward to Easter and the great victory the death and resurrection of Jesus means for you, me, and the whole world, let us pause and consider the harrowing time Jesus went through on his last night before death. Jesus’ whole life was not a bed of roses, he lived a life that shows him to be a friend of strugglers. We all struggle with one thing or another, at one time or another. Jesus understands what it means for us to struggle. He struggled and is a friend of those who struggle. Let’s remind ourselves of this from Matthew 26 and 27.