Betrayed or supported?

Holy Wednesday: Today I, (David Prime) decided I would like to share today's reflection

John 13:21-32 (NRSV)

21 After saying this Jesus was troubled in spirit, and declared, “Very truly, I tell you, one of you will betray me.” 22 The disciples looked at one another, uncertain of whom he was speaking. 23 One of his disciples—the one whom Jesus loved—was reclining next to him; 24 Simon Peter therefore motioned to him to ask Jesus of whom he was speaking. 25 So while reclining next to Jesus, he asked him, “Lord, who is it?” 26 Jesus answered, “It is the one to whom I give this piece of bread when I have dipped it in the dish.”[a] So when he had dipped the piece of bread, he gave it to Judas son of Simon Iscariot.[b] 27 After he received the piece of bread,[c] Satan entered into him. Jesus said to him, “Do quickly what you are going to do.” 28 Now no one at the table knew why he said this to him. 29 Some thought that, because Judas had the common purse, Jesus was telling him, “Buy what we need for the festival”; or, that he should give something to the poor. 30 So, after receiving the piece of bread, he immediately went out. And it was night.

31 When he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man has been glorified, and God has been glorified in him. 32 If God has been glorified in him,[d] God will also glorify him in himself and will glorify him at once.

As we approach the Last Supper something is troubling Jesus.

Is this because Jesus knows what is going to happen, or is it because He knows the frailty of peoples' understanding?

He is accompanied by Simon Peter who is always keen to be involved but sometimes says and does the inappropriate thing. He also has with him Judas, son of Simon Iscariot who has been given responsibility for their common money but has his own ideas as to how it should be spent and what Jesus should do. Physically Jesus isn't isolated yet, but in terms of his thinking he clearly is.

If you had been there with the disciples and Jesus, would you have wanted to push Jesus as Judas did?

Would you have been like Simon Peter, full of questions?

Would you have been actually aware of what was going on?

As we continue on our pilgrimage would you be confident to go with Christ not knowing what was involved and where it was going to end?

Think on this as you think, mediate and pray.