Picture in your mind
Our Lord and His disciples at the Last Supper.
They are now all gathered in the Upper Room,
to celebrate the Feast of the Passover.
There are James and John, the sons of Zebedee,
and also Philip,
and Matthew, the tax collector,
and Simon.
And here also is Thomas, called the Twin,
with Bartholomew and young Andrew.
And alongside of them is James, the son of Alphaeus,
and Thaddaeus.
Only two other disciples remain,
and both of these men
are seated beside one another.
The first is Peter,
and the second is Judas.
And these two men
are more like each other
than we can possibly imagine:
Both men have been called by Christ.
Both have been with Our Lord for three years.
Both men have been extremely close to Him.
Peter acts as their spokesman,
while Judas acts as thei…