Day Thirty-Seven // April 8 // Abandoned Agendas “For you will certainly carry out God’s purpose, however you act, but it makes a difference to you whether you serve like Judas or like John.” – C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain –
One of the disturbing moments of Holy Week is the moment when one of the 12 disciples, Judas, betrays Jesus for 30 pieces of silver. He had a first-hand seat to the greatest moment in history, and he missed what God was doing. We remember that Judas was a zealot. He had a political agenda. He was looking for a military Messiah to restore the Davidic monarchy. He kept trying to force Jesus to be the One he wanted, rather than accepting who Jesus was. Judas was saying to Jesus, “Read the signs. You are at the height of your popularity. The crowds are shouting
