From Judas to Jesus

The Church needs to reclaim her prophetic role. It is not a political role nor are we to be arbiters of right and wrong or judges of others. We are to be peacemakers, people of love, a true community. We need to see other people as people. We are to be a people of peace.  The difficulties in our life could be God stepping in for a greater purpose.  Why did Jesus call Judas? Did Judas ever find peace with God? We want a scapegoat and Judas is that scapegoat. But we should realize that there is a Judas in all of us. What we hate in others is what we hate in ourselves. We need to stop projecting and realize this (Matthew 7:3-5).  Jesus is the true scapegoat -- Jesus bears our sin and darkness.  At the core of betrayal is a failed love. The only thing that can fix it is a more powerful love. We need the restoration of God's Love in our lives.