Disappointments in love, even betrayals and losses, serve the soul at the very moment they seem in life to be tragedies. The soul is partly in time and partly in eternity. We might remember the part that resides in eternity when we feel despair over the part that is in life.
Thomas Moore
Care of the Soul
Taylor Caldwell and Jess Stearn collaborated on a work of fiction in 1977 entitled: I, JUDAS. The novel created a new gospel and allowed Judas Iscariot to reveal causes and motivations of his own actions. Judas, in this story, displays an intention not to betray, but to force Jesus to assert His messianic role.
Not focusing on biblical or historical accuracy, this liberal interpretation of misunderstood intention shines an entirely different light upon the validity or possibility of misconstrued truth. Judgment aside, exploring two sides to a story truly opens the heart and mind.
We all experience betrayal of some sort during our life experience. It is a costly and painful experience taking a depth of time to heal. As times passes, however, there is enough room to step back and see the situation with a broader lens resulting in perhaps a better view of what really happened.
As human beings, we have the tendency to view experiences through our own rose colored glasses. We form decisions based upon our previous experiences coloring occurrences in the present or now. The only actions we can be certain of is our own and even then there are times we question our personal behavior.
This leads me to the importance of judging no one as Divine Spirit can do just fine without me. I am not interested in taking sides as I will never have absolute clarity to understand all aspects of any given situation. I have the absolute right to take a stand for my self, but not to step on the toes of others.
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