After the Betrayal (An Old Story in Modern Clothing)

KelvinBueckert

A short monologue about forgiveness.  www.kelvinbueckert.com

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00:00Well, I suppose this is it.

00:30Do you see him?

00:33He's right over there.

00:38I suppose I should go over there.

00:43But I don't know if I can face him.

00:47Not after what I did.

00:53I will only be with you a little long.

00:56What do you mean?

00:57So I tell you now, as I have loved you, you must love one another.

01:02I don't understand. Where are you going?

01:05Where I am going, you cannot follow now.

01:08Why not? You know I would lay my life down for you.

01:12Would you really? I tell you the truth.

01:14Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.

01:19You will deny me three times.

01:26It was true, you know.

01:28That very night they came for him.

01:30It was a mob of police, soldiers and other troublemakers.

01:35I woke up and there they were.

01:37And there's people around me pushing and shoving.

01:40Something had to be done.

01:42So I jumped up and pulled out my weapon.

01:46Put down your weapon!

01:47The command was clear though, so I put down my weapon.

01:54I just watched as the mob hauled him away to the night.

02:02I wanted to find out what would happen next.

02:05I followed at a safe distance as they hauled him off to the house of the ringleader.

02:13What happened in that yard outside the house still haunts me.

02:21Pardon me, did you know that man?

02:24No, no, I can't say that I did.

02:27You look like someone from Galilee. You must have known him.

02:32That's ridiculous. I've never seen him before in my life.

02:36Really? I'm sure I saw you there with his followers when he was arrested.

02:41I told you before, I've never seen the man before.

02:52And there he is now, sitting by the fire.

02:58He won the victory he promised us he would.

03:03I suppose I should be happy.

03:07I suppose I should go over there.

03:11Will he welcome me?

03:14Will he even speak to me after what I've done?

03:17I wouldn't blame him for being angry with me after what I did and said.

03:21Pretended I didn't even know him.

03:23After what all he had done for me, I denied him.

03:28I ran away just when he needed me the most.

03:32I don't deserve to be called his friend.

03:37Like I said before, this is it. This is the moment of truth.

03:45I want you to tell me the truth.

03:49Of course, of course.

03:53Do you love me?

03:56Yes.

03:59Do you truly love me?

04:03Yes, I told you that I do.

04:07Simon, son of John, do you love me?

04:11Yes, of course. You know all things. You know that I love you.

04:17Well then, take care of my sheep.

04:29Three times I denied him.

04:32And three times he asked me if I loved him.

04:37Then Jesus asked me to love and serve others in the same way that I loved and served him.

04:46I thought that I could never be forgiven for what I had said and done.

04:52I didn't deserve to be.

04:55But I was. I didn't deserve to be, but I was.

05:00It's hard to believe. Only a few days ago he was up there on that cross.

05:06Suffering all the punishment that evil can dream up.

05:13But he offered me forgiveness. He offered all those who abused him forgiveness.

05:20It's unbelievable.

05:24It is Bethany, God's land.

05:28Where there is winter, there can be spring.

05:34Where there is hopelessness, there can be hope.

05:39Where there is death, there can be life.

05:54You are so good to me.

06:02I owe you everything.

06:08Jesus, the King of kings.

06:14You're so good to me.

06:23You're so good to me.

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