And, as we read in Mark 14:18-21, Jesus spent part of His last evening before He would be crucified washing Judas’ feet and sharing a meal with him and the disciples.

On Day 5 of 2 Weeks 2 the Cross, Jesus is betrayed. Judas turns his back on his friend and leader, and sells Him out for a cheap price.

Jesus knows what it is like to have a friend hurt you and turn against you. Jesus knows how we feel when people who we thought were our friends leave us out to dry, cheat us, tell lies about us or let us down.

Tonight, we made friend cut-outs and decorated them. Then, we talked about how sin separates. For Judas, he rejected the grace of God, and betrayed Jesus. We tore our friends apart to show that sin severs our connection.

When we ripped the hands apart on our people, it was really sad. The edges were frayed and what we had just spent time cutting out and coloring wouldn’t be the same.

We fail God, too. We choose to do what’s wrong, even though we know what God has clearly said in His Word. We sin against God, and that separates us from Him. However, unlike Judas, we can confess our failures and receive forgiveness.

After ripping apart our people, we then joined the hands back together with red tape. The blood Jesus shed will heal the torn edges of our lives when we place our trust in Him.