Reflections on Lent, April 1, 2014 (and April Fools)
So I long into Facebook for notifications and messages (not to look at posts, which are mostly reposted articles and pictures of babies and vacations) and see the joke for April Fool's--all about How I Met Your Mother, a show I have never understood. Ha, ha, now get off my page.
Anyway, this morning I was thinking about John (reading I John) and Judas. John mentions in his gospel that Judas was a liar and thief who was pilfering money from the disciples without their knowing it. Judas may be someone to feel sorry for in the eyes of some, but I don't think that was the intention. I doubt his fellow disciples felt much pity for him, although they probably forgave him at some level. He betrayed them as much as Christ.
It speaks to accountability in a group. I John 1:1-4: I write this that your joy may be full. We really saw a real, human, physical person who was also God, and we're here to tell you so that your (or our, depending on the ms) can be full. Full of joy. What a way to start April Fools'!
Anyway, this morning I was thinking about John (reading I John) and Judas. John mentions in his gospel that Judas was a liar and thief who was pilfering money from the disciples without their knowing it. Judas may be someone to feel sorry for in the eyes of some, but I don't think that was the intention. I doubt his fellow disciples felt much pity for him, although they probably forgave him at some level. He betrayed them as much as Christ.
It speaks to accountability in a group. I John 1:1-4: I write this that your joy may be full. We really saw a real, human, physical person who was also God, and we're here to tell you so that your (or our, depending on the ms) can be full. Full of joy. What a way to start April Fools'!
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