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We would like to be faithful, and noble, and just, only really times are so bad that we cannot afford it! As Becky Sharp says, it is so easy to be good and noble on five thousand a year, so very hard to be it on the mere five. If Judas had only been a well to do man, he might have been Saint Judas this day, instead of cursed Judas. He was not bad. He had only one failing  the failing that makes the difference between a saint and a villain, all the world over  he was a coward; he was afraid of being poor.) WE WOULD LIKE TO BE FAITHFUL AND NOBLE AND JUST ONLY REALLY TIMES ARE SO BAD THAT WE CANNOT AFFORD IT AS BECKY SHARP SAYS IT IS SO EASY TO BE GOOD AND NOBLE IN FIVE THOUSAND A YEAR SO VERY HARD TO BE IT ON THE MERE FIVE IF JUDAS HAD ONLY BEEN A WELL TO DO MAN HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN SAINT JUDAS THIS DAY INSTEAD OF CURSED JUDAS HE WAS NOT BAD HE HAD ONLY ONE FAILING THE FAILING THAT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A SAINT AND A VILLAIN ALL THE WORLD OVER HE WAS A COWARD HE WAS AFRAID OF BEING POOR
res, sitting for the last time with his disciples at supper. But yesterday they saw him, not a mute, moveless figure, posed in conventional, meaningless attitude, but a living, loving man, sitting in fellowship with the dear friends that against all the world had believed in him, and had followed his poor fortunes, talking with them for the last sweet time, comforting them. "They heard him bless the bread and wine that they themselves to this day take in remembrance of him. "They saw his agony in the Garden of Gethsemane, the human shrinking from the cup of pain. They saw the false friend, Judas, betray him with a kiss. (Alas! poor Judas! He loved Jesus, in a way, like the rest did. It was only his fear of poverty that made him betray his Master. He was so poor--he wanted the money so badly! We cry out in horror against Judas. Let us pray rather that we are never tempted to do a shameful action for a few pieces of silver. The fear of poverty ever did, and ever will, make scamps of men.  THEY HAD OFTEN SEEN HIM IN PICTURES SITTING FOR THE LAST TIME WITH HIS DISCIPLES AT SUPPER BUT YESTERDAY THEY SAW HIM NOT A MUTE MOVELESS FIGURE POSED IN CONVENTIONAL MEANINGLESS ATTITUDE BUT A LIVING LOVING MAN SITTING IN FELLOWSHIP WITH THE DEAR FRIENDS THAT AGAINST ALL THE WORLD HAD BELIEVED IN HIM AND HAD FOLLOWED HIS POOR FORTUNES TALKING WITH THEM FOR THE LAST SWEET TIME COMFORTING THEM THEY HEARD HIM BLESS THE BREAD AND WINE THAT THEY THEMSELVES TO THIS DAY TAKE IN REMEMBRANCE OF HIM THEY SAW HIS AGONY IN THE GARDEN OF GASSEMINE THE HUMAN SHRINKING FROM THE CUP OF PAIN THEY SAW THE FALSE FRIENDS JUDAS BETRAY HIM WITH A KISS ALAS POOR JUDAS HE LOVED JESUS IN HIS WAY LIKE THE REST DID IT WAS ONLY HIS FEAR OF POVERTY THAT MADE HIM BETRAY HIS MASTER HE WAS SO POOR HE WANTED THE MONEY SO BADLY WE CRY OUT IN HORROR AGAINST JUDAS LET US PRAY RATHER THAT WE ARE NEVER TEMPTED TO DO A SHAMEFUL ACTION FOR A FEW PIECES OF SILVER THE FEAR OF POVERTY EVER DID AND EVER WILL MAKE SCAMPS OF MEN
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