in the devotional charles goodman has us reading.. it is talking about the walk to the cross for Jesus and as you read it.. you just realize everything we are so concerned about is just sides.. the important part is our walk with him... he gave up everything for us... 

I think about peter and his fall... I think about the people who were on the sidelines shouting for Jesus to be crucified.. idk how they could do that.. 

while compassion is not my strength.. I also can't stand to see someone or something hurt and in pain... 

I realize.. I may have fallen like peter did.. I may have denied him if I felt my life was in danger over it.. but I am very sure that I would not have been part of the crowd shouting crucify him... I could not see his pain and not feel compassion at that moment... 

I think about judas and how this all played out.. I don't imagine he thought this would be the end.. I think he was stupid and greedy and thinking of the 30 pieces of silver but not imagining that he was the one that actually started the motion of sending Jesus to the cross and death.. I think he thought Jesus would be beat and let go or something more like that... surely not death... 

the bible says about judas that satan entered him and that is when he made the deal with the church leaders... how many times has satan entered us and caused us to do things that hurt others... 

I am very reflective of the price Jesus paid for me to have life this morning..