What was he thinking?
I want to despise Judas, I really do. And it is so incredibly easy to cast him as a two dimensional villain. He is the foil upon which Salvation depends. Yet, he was a real person - he had far greater depth and breadth to his personality, life, and history than the few short verses the Gospel spares for him.
I wonder, what prompted Judas to go to the chief priests? Was he disillusioned because the Jesus he knew was not the Christ he wanted? Did he do the deed for those silver coins, perhaps to pay a bill or purchase a medicine? Did someone plant the idea in his mind, whispering doubts and fears?
The ramifications of our decisions and words may reverberate far beyond our initial intentions. Short sighted plans and hastily spoken words may have lasting effects. Let us pray with the words from Isaiah for "a well-trained tongue" and ears that are open to hear God's guidance in our lives.
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