Curtis Johnson Poet Verse

I Too Was His Friend

I asked him plainly if I was the one, and he said, "Yes".
He knew I was the one, and yet he did not cast me away.
He broke bread, and drank with me, just like all the rest.

I gave him the kiss of betrayal, and yet he called me friend.
He was condemned, and I was remorse, returning the bloody money.
I confessed my sin to my co-conspirators, but never to God or Jesus.

It was far too much for me to bear. I cared not to live and took my life.
What I remember most, as my dreaded life slowly departed my dying body, 
is the memory of the loving face of him who called me his friend.

041422PS.                                                                                         
Matthew 26:25, 50; 27:3,4,5

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John Watt April 15, 2022 at 12:19 PM Curtis, your Easter account from the perspective of Judas the betrayer is eye-opening. His life was forfeit but Christ still regarded him with compassion. "Yet he did not cast me away", how often I have felt I deserved to be cast away from the Savior, only to be welcomed back home as a returning prodigal. Wonderful writing, going in my Favs. May God bless you and yours this Easter ~ John Curtis Johnson April 16, 2022 at 1:20 AM Hi, John. I am delighted and honored by your comments. Jesus Christ. O, what a savior. Blessings my friend.