ONE OF YOU WILL BETRAY ME

April 19, 2011

 

D A I L Y G O S P E L

 

When we choose to follow the Lord in our lives – to live and act upon our faith beliefs — we will be drawn into conflict with the world. This is not because the world is fundamentally bad, but because it is yet to be redeemed and as such has powers at work within it that are in opposition to our faith. We live in the world but we are not of the world. There is a huge difference between these two realities. As we seek to be disciples of Jesus we will grow in our understanding of this distinction and be able to choose wisely our course of action. Let us pray that we will allow the Holy Spirit to guide us in this task.

 

VERSE BEFORE THE GOSPEL

Hail to you, our King, obedient to the Father; you were led to your crucifixion like a gentle lamb to the slaughter.

 

John 13:21-33, 36-38

21 Reclining at table with his disciples, Jesus was deeply troubled and testified, “Amen, amen, I say to you, one of you will betray me.” 22 The disciples looked at one another, at a loss as to whom he meant. 23 One of his disciples, the one whom Jesus loved, was reclining at Jesus’ side. 24 So Simon Peter nodded to him to find out whom he meant. 25 He leaned back against Jesus’ chest and said to him, “Master, who is it?” 26 Jesus answered, “It is the one to whom I hand the morsel after I have dipped it.” So he dipped the morsel and [took it and] handed it to Judas, son of Simon the Iscariot. 27 After he took the morsel, Satan entered him. So Jesus said to him, “What you are going to do, do quickly.” 28 Now none of those reclining at table realized why he said this to him. 29 Some thought that since Judas kept the money bag, Jesus had told him, “Buy what we need for the feast,” or to give something to the poor. 30 So he took the morsel and left at once. And it was night. 31 When he had left, Jesus said, “Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in him. 32 If God is glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself, and he will glorify him at once. 33 My children, I will be with you only a little while longer. You will look for me, and as I told the Jews, ‘Where I go you cannot come,’ so now I say it to you. 36 Simon Peter said to him, “Master, where are you going?” Jesus answered him, “Where I am going, you cannot follow me now, though you will follow later.” 37 Peter said to him, “Master, why can’t I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.” 38 Jesus answered, “Will you lay down your life for me? Amen, amen, I say to you, the cock will not crow before you deny me three times.”