Holy Thursday
Imagine Jesus sharing with you what it was like to gather for the Last Supper with His friends. He says to you:
(Insert your name) , I knew that my hour had come to return to My Father. I also knew that Judas Iscariot would betray me, turn me over to the authorities who would condemn me to death. I knew all of this. My heart was heavy with sorrow as I watched Satan take possession of Judas' heart. To this very day, those times when Satan deceptively, secretively, and cunningly possesses anyone, I am deeply saddened. I never stop loving anyone to the very end, hoping that each troubled person will turn to me for help. Judas had no idea tat I loved him unconditionally. I did not will his destruction.
My greatest happiness that day would have been Judas' repentance. With the other apostles, I washed his feet. I also shared bread and wine with him at the Passover Supper and addressed him as friend in the Garden. I did not sever the friendship bond; he did. The same is true of my feelings toward all humankind, male and female. Our friendship--the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit--is unconditional with every person, with you and your loved ones, with you and any of your enemies, with you in good times and bad, in times of darkness and light, when you walk away from me and when you draw close. I love you always, in every place and in every circumstance of your life. I am Your God and there is no other. If you have strayed from Me and My Ways and My Truth and My Life, please return to me. I am waiting to embrace you with love and I will wait as long as it takes. I love you unconditionally. Nothing you have done or will do will change that fact!
Bye, now, my betrayer has arrived. I must leave you for awhile. Remember that I love you!
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