[This is an original first-person sermon that may be presented in period costume. It is very effective when used during Lent, especially during a Maundy Thursday service. It could be used at other communion services. Begin by standing behind the altar or communion table, speaking from memory. A money bag with several pennies may be in a pocket or easily accessed location. A noose made from rope could also be available…however, recent events have given racial overtones to the use of the noose.]

I was there that night. I sat just to his right. Already he had made a profound pronouncement: “One of you is going to let me down [betray me]!”

As he spoke, my fingers nervously clutched more tightly the money bag in my right hand. I wondered: Did he really know? Did they know…those who were sitti…