He went a little farther and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, “O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will.” Matthew 26:39 . As St. Augustine says, “The will of the Father and the Son are one and the same, for they have one Spirit. Then why did He say so? He has come in our place, we who have rejected God’s will, and hence He yielded gladly to the cross , in obedience to the Father, and at the same time, He wanted this as well. This is what the Lord Himself has declared when He said (John 3:16) “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son” The sacrifice and effort here is God’s loving will. At the same time the apostle says (Gal 2:20) “Who loved me and gave Himself for me.” He has shed Himself, so full of Love.