And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast, and kneeled down, and prayed,
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Cyril of Alexandria
AD 444
God the Father had pity on earth’s inhabitants who were in misery, caught in the snares of sin, and liable to death and corruption. A tyrant’s hand made them bow and herds of devils enslaved them. He sent his Son from heaven to be a Savior and Deliverer. He was made like unto us in form. He knew he would suffer. The shame of his passion was not the fruit of his own will, but he still consented to undergo it that he might save the earth. God the Father wanted that, from his great kindness and love for humanity. He “so loved the world that he gave even his onlybegotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life.” As to the disgrace of his passion, Christ did not want to suffer…. He was obedient to the Father, even to death, and the death of the cross at that. Commentary on Luke, Homily
