So he left them once more, and went off and prayed a third time, repeating the same things.
He went back and found them sleeping, for they just couldn't stay awake.
Then he returned to the disciples, and told them, “How can you still be sleeping and resting? Look, the time has come. The Son of man is about to be betrayed into the hands of sinners!
When you pray, don't babble on meaninglessly like the foreigners do, who think they will be heard because of all the words they repeat.
Jesus told them this story to encourage them to pray at all times, and not to become discouraged.
I pleaded with the Lord three times to get rid of this problem.