March 31, 2026

John 13:21-33, 36-38

While at supper with his disciples, Jesus was troubled in spirit and declared, ‘I tell you most solemnly, one of you will betray me.’ The disciples looked at one another, wondering which he meant. The disciple Jesus loved was reclining next to Jesus; Simon Peter signed to him and said, ‘Ask who it is he means’

The humanity of Jesus is something that we tend to overlook when we think of him. Our minds don’t think about how difficult this whole thing was. We think because he is Son of God, he easily accepts the turn of events.

I sure hope you never ever have this experience of being betrayed. When someone betrays your trust it cuts deep. I am sure you know someone who was blind sided by another. It could be a broken relationship, it could be a work situation. Yes we move on but boy does it take a toll on us. I still remember when someone I thought loved me told me that she had to unfriend me on facebook because she was too important a figure in Louisville to be seen as a friend to a renegade priest. That hurt, it still hurts and I still say “ bump her” for being a fake friend.

Anyway let’s get back to the passage above. Our Lord hurt as he may be, he keeps his composure. He still sits there, maybe laughs, maybe cries, maybe loses sleep. I think I have met someone like this in my life. Someone who kept it together even as she fell apart. Debbie Spalding put it beautifully when she said “just because they carry it well does not mean it doesn’t hurt.” To alll of you who have wiped your tears and put your game face on, I salute you!!