Night
A homily for Wednesday of Holy Week Isaiah 50.4-9a ; John13.21-32 “It was night.” “Now is the son of Man glorified.” It was night when Judas left to betray Jesus. The lure of the thirty pieces of silver calling him from table. It was night when Peter denied Jesus, the warmth of a fire the only comfort until cock-crow. It was night when Jesus was born, the light of the world come into darkness. But people loved darkness rather than light. It was night when Jesus died – the sky blackened with cloud, the creation mourning the death of the Son. It was night when the soldiers came, breaking into the house, seizing the women, killing the men. Casualties of the darkness of the brutal war in Syria. It was night when the young woman lay in the doorway. A failed relationship, benefits that won’t be received until next week, no council housing available. A doorway, a sleeping bag and a box are she...