Jesus said, “Amen, I say to you, one of you will betray me.” Deeply distressed at this, they began to say to him one after another, “Surely it is not I, Lord?” How poignant that question — for the twelve did not know if it was them or not. What they did know is that they were capable of betrayal, of denial, or abandonment. They knew their doubts and fears and were not sure if they would prove more potent than the love of Jesus that had been part of their lives for the past three years. The question was real. Notice too that they aren’t looking to blame others: “Is it him, Lord?” The twelve had lived intimately together with Jesus and could see no faults or failings in the others (even Judas) that they did not see in themselves. As we enter into the Sacred Triduum let’s courageously ask Our Lord how we have betrayed, denied, abandoned him as we have sought to follow him as best we can.
