hematidrosis

I read in the Lee Strobel book A Case for Christ an account that described the actual medical condition which caused Jesus to sweat actual drops of blood in the garden of Gethsemane."This rare condition would have made Jesus skin extremely sensitive to the scourging that would follow."(Strobel,195)
The anxiety and the chemical produced to cause real drops of sweat mixed with blood is disturbing and speaks of the bitter cup the Father had given to His Son to partake of and stagger.But what took my breath away and caused me to be nauseous and put the book down for fear of being faint is reading that the" skin of Jesus was sensitive to the tearing of skin when he was beaten"(Strobel,195) which enabled so much blood to pour out of His veins untill nothing was left. Jesus completely poured out the life of God for all the people. All the sensitivity in my heart was instantaneously given to Jesus because of His work done for me. When you are intimate with someone or in this case with the living God it can be heartbreaking to see the lengths and depth a love will go to on your behalf. Then again to be known by the Lord of love who accomplished mighty deeds with His right hand is enthralling enough to be beside oneself.