The Disciples

Sometimes I wondered during the Passion why all of Lord Jesus's disciples disappeared when he needed them most. Seems a bit odd that the ones that Jesus had full faith in and trusted them with his very life should be found wanting this way. These were the disciples that would found the first Christians in the Holy City.

And yet you have to think of the time, when Jesus was betrayed. Spies and the unknowing were going about betraying the followers of Jesus left and right. You would think that the Sanhedrin would stop at only Jesus? No, they wanted to catch all of the followers of Jesus and probably they would have gone the way of Jesus too.

So they hid. Jesus gave them stern orders. "You must hide yourselves or how will you protect the followers of Christ?" Even though greatly distressed,they followed his words to the letter. Hid they did to save the future of the faith. But I have this gut feeling that, they followed Jesus through every step of his passion, hidden but always giving encouragement to their Master...."Master we are with you, hidden yes, but with you every step of the way"

Poor Peter couldn't help himself. Wanting to be with his Master every step of the way, he disguised himself and stood in the courtyard...his agonising glances towards his Lord and Master. When the servant girl recognised him, he had to deny that he was a disciple of Jesus. Much grief it gave him, until the 3rd denial, he wept bitter tears of not being able to tell to the world, "Yes, I am one of the 12 disciples"

And yet, they had to do so. As Jesus said, "Not one of you will be lost". And so not one of the disciples and not one of the followers of Christ were lost to the murderous threats of the jealous Sanhedrin.