Little Foxes

Well today is the last day of March....it has flown by as usual. Thinking on the Easter Week, today is called Spy Wednesday....did you know that. It is called that because this is the day when Judas got so disillusioned with seeing that Jesus was not going to overthrow the Roman rule there....which is what all the zealots were fighting for.....that he collaborated with the priests to betray Jesus. In that culture , the sign of loyalty,devotion and strong friendship was to kiss the person on the cheek....I think it still is practiced today....but just to think that Judas betrayed the Lord with that sign of loyalty is hard to imagine. I wonder at times how we betray the Lord without even realizing it. The way we treat others, the way we gripe and complain, the way we criticize and moan and groan about the least little thing! May this Easter season get past all the really great family celebrations, egg hunts, baskets, new clothes, gifts, etc.etc. and get right down into the deepest part of our spirit in deep humility and gratitude for the inexhaustible love of our Father God in making a way to be reconciled to Him through the sacrifice of His Beloved Son Jesus Christ. And may it grow stronger each and every day that lies ahead of us from now on so that we , unlike Judas, will not ever knowingly betray our Lord again. Times ahead are only going to get more trying I'm sure. There is a song we sing at times that has been running over and over in my head these last days and it is good sound , valueable, profitable advice. It goes something like this....
Where can I go when all around me is dark and drear, Who can I turn to when my heart is filled with fear, I go to the Rock of my Salvation, I go to the stone that the builder rejected, I run to the mountain and the mountain stands by me....When all around me is sinking sand...on Christ the Solid Rock I stand, When I need a shelter, When I need a friend, I go the the Rock!!! What a Friend we have in Jesus!!!