Jesus knows

Jesus: ‘Very truly, I tell you, one of you will betray me.’
John: ‘Lord, who is it?’
Jesus: ‘It is the one to whom I give this piece of bread when I have dipped it in the dish.’
(exerpts from John 13)

Dear Friends in Christ -

Jesus knew who would betray him. In this scene, Jesus points out the one who betray him to the authorities: Judas.

But the reason this scene sticks in John's mind so clearly is that he realized the implication of what happened here: Jesus knew EVERYTHING. He knew that not only Judas, but also, eventually, all of the disciples would betray him. Not one of the twelve would be loyal to the end.

Jesus knew about them. He knows about us, too. He knows that sometimes we're more honest than we care to admit because we don't want to look like a goody-two-shoes. He knows that sometimes we're less honest than we care to admit because . . . well, for all sorts of reasons.

Jesus NEVER stops knowing us, NEVER stops loving us. Even when we blow it.

May that thought comfort us all as we stumble our way to the Cross this week. (And may it dis-comfort you if you're not stumbling your way to the Cross this week!)

Faithfully stumbling,
Janet+