Writing Gethsemane

Writing about the life of the Savior for children was an incredible experience for me. As the project began to take shape I was concerned about how to deal with the end of His life; the suffering in Gethsemane and Calvary. One day we were up in the mountains writing (my favorite place to write!) and as we were driving home the words came into my mind, "Gethsemane, Jesus loves me." - so simple and powerful. I realized that, of all the songs I was writing, this was the most important! Children could and needed to understand that Jesus suffered for them because He loves them.