Acts 19:1-8 / John 16:29-33
One of the deepest hurts and pains is caused by betrayal.
To be betrayed may not necessarily result in physical pain.
But it will certainly be emotionally painful and hurt may stay on for a long time.
Humanly speaking, it is not that easy to forgive someone who betrayed us.
More so if it is someone whom we trusted, or someone whom we did not expect to do that to us.
And if it is done by someone whom we love, then it would be like a deep stab into the core of our being.
In the gospel, the disciples declared that they believed that Jesus came from God.
But Jesus replied that the time will come when they will be scattered, each going his own way, and leaving Jesus alone.
If Jesus were only human, He would not have forgiven His disciples for denying and deserting Him in His hour of trial.
But to forgive is divine, and Jesus showed His divinity when He appeared to His disciples after His Resurrection and granted them peace.
When we sin, we betray God’s love for us. And in doing so, we cause pain and hurt to ourselves.
But God forgives us no matter how grave our sin is.
God is merciful and compassionate, and He does not want to see us hurting and in pain.
Let us thank God for His love, and let us not betray God by committing sin.