Betrayal (Matt 26:14–25)
Why did Judas betray Me? Pride, self-love, vanity… He could not abandon his plans, his ways, his own desires. My ways began to oppose his ways, and he was not willing to abandon his ways to follow Me. He sought honor and power, and I was humiliated and humble. He sought riches, and I was poor, seeking only the Kingdom of God. He betrayed Me in his act of manipulation, never having intended to have Me killed. Finally, being self-absorbed in himself, he could not receive My forgiveness because he could not fathom a God of infinite mercy.
I, My little one, am betrayed daily by the majority of those who call themselves Mine. There are very few who are willing to abandon their plans, goals, desires… their very lives to follow Me. The cry, “Crucify him, crucify him!” represented the majority. These were men and women that heard me teach, witnessed My miracles, or had heard of My miracles through word of mouth. They were led astray by the fury and opinions of others.
I was not only betrayed by Judas, My little one, but by all My apostles as well. Who was there to defend Me, to speak up for Me, to give witness to Me? Only My Mother and Mary Magdalene. John came later and followed Me to the foot of the Cross because he was led and strengthened by My Mother.
Do you see, My daughter, how many followers I had then and how many followers I have today?
After My death, My apostles, weak and scared, gathered around My Mother. She, the living vessel of the Holy Spirit, taught them, guided them, prayed with them, and prepared them to receive the outpouring of My Spirit in Pentecost. It was she with the Holy Spirit that prepared them to be My followers, that is, martyrs of love. For the ways of God, as My life revealed, are not the ways of the world.
Will you be My follower, My daughter? Will you remain united to your Love Crucified till the end? Will you continue to abandon all your plans, desires, life, to trust completely in Me? Will you allow Me to make you one with the Victim of Love—misunderstood, condemned, ridiculed, rejected, betrayed, humiliated? Will you receive all My wounds and radiate to the world the love of God?
My apostles of light must be My martyrs of love. My daughter, preach victimhood in Me with all the passion of your heart, and do not be afraid to be misunderstood by many. My daughter, the Missionaries of the Cross must reveal to the world the Power of God revealed in the Word of the Cross, by they, themselves, becoming one with the Word of the Cross. You must gather, like My apostles, around Mary. In the upper room, Mary had them gather to pray at the foot of the Cross, contemplating My crucified love. It is only here that you receive the power of the Holy Spirit. My daughter, bring many to the foot of the Cross as one with My Mother. Thank you for responding to My call.
