
Judas Iscariot According to the Church calendar, this week is called “Passion Week,” or “Holy Week,” which began Palm Sunday, Jesus’s “triumphal entry” into Jerusalem (Matthew 21:1-9). I recently heard a song being sung over Sirius XM on the Enlighten Station which caters to Gospel Country Music. The song title was called “Judas,” and sung by Joseph Habedank. I was struck by the chorus: If He could love a traitor A liar and a faker If He could break the bread and share the wine If the humble-hearted Savior Could wash the feet of His betrayer Then surely Hе could love a heart like minе This song brought back to mind a few thoughts about Judas Iscariot about which I still contemplate. I first heard about Judas from a Sunday school teacher of the Chapel I went to back when I was in high school. The teacher said that Judas Iscariot would not be in heaven for betraying Jesus. The Sunday school teacher’s comment did not quite settle with ...