AS WE look back to the Lenten season, we remember stories about resurrections then and now. We also remember the Judas of the past and the Judas and his various personifications in the present.
In our everyday life and the many things that affect us, resurrection could mean renewal, renaissance, coming back or coming out.
For some, resurrection could mean reawakening and resolve for renewal. It could be forgetting something bad yesterday and moving on to a pleasant today and tomorrow. For others, though, it could mean simply reliving the past and carrying on with the good, the bad and the ugly.
Judas Iscariot is the more popular disciple in the life and death of the Lord Jesus Christ as told in the Book of Books, the Bible.
A school of thought despise this Judas, maybe for betraying Jesus Christ.
On the other hand, there is the school of thought that defends Judas for his important role in the fulfillment of a prophecy that led to the capture and crucifixion of Jesus Christ. In short, he did more good than harm.
The modern day Judas does more harm than good and he comes in many forms. If this Judas is a politician, he can transform into a chameleon who easily changes his political color, or a star fruit that can roll to all sides of the political ring.
The present day Judas is a public school teacher if he/she betrays the trust and confidence of the state; if he/she is incompetent, ignorant of basic laws, dishonest, and malicious and defamatory in his/her private and public statements.
A disciplining authority is also a modern day Judas if he/she facilitates the escape from punishment of the real culprit. The former is just as guilty of injustice as the latter.
The modern day Judas could be personified by a mediaman who cry his lungs out over the air lambasting a politician but barely three days later is heard singing hallelujah to the same politician for the proverbial 30 pieces of silver.
The list of the modern-day Judases is getting longer as time goes on. It is up to us to be wary of him/her and repel him/her at the opportune time. (HJC/PN)
