So, after receiving the piece of bread, [Judas] immediately went out. And it was night.
John 13:30
We all know that what happens all around this verse, before and after, inevitably leads to the capture, crucifixion, and death of our lord, Jesus Christ. Knowing this, it is easy to see in the scripture before this verse Jesus is predicting his own fate to his disciples, and singles out his betrayer. What we don’t know is how, after being singled out as the one to be responsible for such betrayal, Judas Iscariot must have felt when he was handed a piece of bread by the man he was about to sell-out, and sent on his way.
Judas was a follower, a believer, and a friend of Jesus for some time, so to jump to conclusions that he was such a deceitful person that this was and easy decision for him to make would be strongly opposed by many. So the question rises up before us, what was Judas thinking? Was his conscience going from side to side, was he constantly questioning what he wanted to do, or did he just go on with it with no remorse?
In life we are constantly faced with choices, no matter how big or small. Should I do this even though my parents would strongly disagree, or even, do I want to eat the cake or the ice cream? Nonetheless Judas was faced with a decision that was inevitable, and sometimes so are we. We just need to take our time, slow down and ask the question, what is at stake?
Journey to Adulthood (J2A, grades 8-9)
