There
is an old legend about Judas that Madeleine L'Engle tells. The legend is that
after his death Judas found himself at the bottom of a deep and slimy pit. For
thousands of years he wept his repentance, and when the tears were finally
spent, he looked up and saw way, way up a tiny glimmer of light. After he had
contemplated it for another thousand years or so, he began to try to climb up towards
the light. The walls of the pit were dark and slimy, and he kept slipping back
down. Finally, after great effort, he neared the top and then he slipped and
fell all the way back down to the bottom. It took him many years to recover,
all the time weeping bitter tears of grief and repentance, and then he started
to climb up again. After many more falls and efforts and failures, he reached
the top and dragged himself into an upper room with twelve people seated around
the table. "We've been waiting for you, Judas," Jesus said. "We
couldn't begin till you came."
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