reclining at the table eating, He said, “Truly I tell you, one of you will
betray me—one who is eating with me.” They were saddened, and
one by one they said to Him, “Surely you don’t mean me?”
(Mark 14: 17-19)
“Surely you don’t mean me?” Has this happened to you? The finger
points at us for a wrong doing and we answer, “Surely you don’t
mean me?” We’re sitting and chatting with friends, maybe having
wine and cheese, and a statement is made, and we feel our knees
get weak and our stomachs upset, and yet we think, “surely it
wasn’t me?” What would it be like to have been chosen to be the
“betrayer?” Someone had to do it. There is always a “bad guy/
woman” around every corner. What if that is me? Are we all
capable? Do we have greed in us? Do we want to do what others
ask of us?
All have betrayed in some way or another. We may not have given
aid to an enemy or committed treason, but have we been disloyal or
unfaithful to someone, gossiped or divulged a breach of confidence?
It would be hard to go through life and have done none of these.
What do we do once we know we have done wrong?
Most of us feel guilt. Do we live with this guilt or find a way to get rid
of it? Jesus came to cleanse, redeem and to teach us how to love
one another.
Cleanse - Through prayer and seeking forgiveness.
Redeem - The Redeemer came to save us from sin and set us free.
Love - Decide to change what made us vulnerable and let our love
flow to others.
Scars
Markings in dry clay disappear
Only when the clay is soft again.
Scars upon the self disappear
Only when one becomes soft within.
-Deng Ming-Dao
Kaye White
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