Judas ((better)) -

Jesus Himself seems to hint at this horror. He says, "The Son of Man will go just as it is written about him. But woe to that man who betrays the Son of Man! It would be better for him if he had not been born" (Matthew 26:24).

We’ve all sold something precious for something worthless. We’ve all greeted a loved one with a kiss while our heart was far away. We’ve all tried to force God into our political agenda. Judas is the patron saint of the disappointed disciple—the one who followed Jesus for two years, then decided that the Messiah wasn't moving fast enough or acting tough enough. Jesus Himself seems to hint at this horror

But what if we’ve been reading him wrong? What if, buried beneath the thirty pieces of silver, there is a story far more tragic, and far more unsettling, than simple greed? It would be better for him if he