Living with Betrayal
" What are you willing to give me? " was the question Judas asked the chief priests if he were to hand Jesus over to them (Mt. 26:15). I wonder how that encounter played out. What was going through Judas' mind? What was he feeling? Why did he even go to chief priests? How did he feel when he was given the 30 pieces of silver? As for the chief priests - what were they feeling? Did they feel excited? Relieved? Did they have a meeting after Judas left with the money? With 30 pieces of silver Judas betrayed Jesus. With his very own person Jesus redeemed all man. Jesus knew that Judas had betrayed Him, and that he was going to hand Him over when the appointed time had come, yet Jesus never acted coldly towards him. "When it was evening, he reclined at table with the Twelve " (Mt. 26:20). Jesus still loved Judas and counted him among His family . To share a meal and to break bread together is something that ...