Matthew 26:14-25
One of the Twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said, "What are you willing to give me if I hand him over to you?" They paid him thirty pieces of silver, and from that time on he looked for an opportunity to hand him over.
On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples approached Jesus and said, "Where do you want us to prepare for you to eat the Passover?" He said, "Go into the city to a certain man and tell him, 'The teacher says, "My appointed time draws near; in your house I shall celebrate the Passover with my disciples."'" The disciples then did as Jesus had ordered, and prepared the Passover.
When it was evening, he reclined at table with the Twelve. And while they were eating, he said, "Amen, I say to you, one of you will betray me." Deeply distressed at this, they began to say to him one after another, "Surely it is not I, Lord?" He said in reply, "He who has dipped his hand into the dish with me is the one who will betray me. The Son of Man indeed goes, as it is written of him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed. It would be better for that man if he had never been born." Then Judas, his betrayer, said in reply, "Surely it is not I, Rabbi?" He answered, "You have said so."
Dawg's thought:
Today's prayer intention is for the unemployed, and for those who are employed to be grateful for their blessings.
"Surely, it is not I, Lord."
So, what are you willing to accept to hand over Our Lord? What lies are you willing to tolerate? What sins are you too scared to let go of? I want to say that I'm better than Judas, but that would make me a liar as well. I have handed Jesus over many times through my own fears of not being accepted.
"It would be better for that man if he had never been born."
Each of us has been given the gift of life in this "Culture of Death." Are you willing to use this gift, or would it be better than you were never born? As I looked up the antonyms for "betray," the first words to come up are, "be faithful, be loyal, defend, protect." Are you willing to use your life to "be faithful, be loyal, defend, and protect" Our Lord?
Our appointed time draws near; may God keep you in His mercy. Take care and God Bless.
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