Each of us is Peter denying Christ, but what about Judas?
Imagine betraying our Lord so outrightly, and dreadfully regretting it, but with such an overwhelming sense of shame and self-loathing that you cannot find it in you even to approach Him for forgiveness, and so instead you seek out an eternity as a wretch.
If I'm being candid and sincere, I have to say that I think I am Judas too. I must admit, were it not for the grace of our Lord, I would have certainly perished.
My heart breaks every time - during the Palm Sunday Passion reading - we reach the words, "And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself."
I entirely agree, I feel as though many of us have an issue with believing that we would all be in the crowd shouting, “crucify him.” How much the more so do we have an issue wrapping our heads around the idea that we might even, each and every one of us, be the one who sold Christ to the Mob.
Each of us is Peter denying Christ, but what about Judas?
Imagine betraying our Lord so outrightly, and dreadfully regretting it, but with such an overwhelming sense of shame and self-loathing that you cannot find it in you even to approach Him for forgiveness, and so instead you seek out an eternity as a wretch.
If I'm being candid and sincere, I have to say that I think I am Judas too. I must admit, were it not for the grace of our Lord, I would have certainly perished.
My heart breaks every time - during the Palm Sunday Passion reading - we reach the words, "And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself."
I entirely agree, I feel as though many of us have an issue with believing that we would all be in the crowd shouting, “crucify him.” How much the more so do we have an issue wrapping our heads around the idea that we might even, each and every one of us, be the one who sold Christ to the Mob.