Judas betrayed Christ for thirty pieces of silver <br /> <br /> <br /> Judas Iscariot <br /> Christ's twelfth disciple <br /> Despised down the ages <br /> Reviled as worst traitor in history <br /> Selling Jesus for thirty pieces of silver. <br /> <br /> But among the twelve <br /> He loved Jesus Christ the most <br /> Was treasurer of the group <br /> Zealot, and freedom fighter. <br /> <br /> He knew Jesus was the Messiah <br /> Believing he would set Israel free <br /> From Roman tyranny <br /> And sold him to the temple priests. <br /> <br /> But God did not send an army of Angels <br /> As Judas thought he would <br /> For Jesus was to be sacrificed <br /> Sacrificial lamb, salvation of Mankind. <br /> <br /> Overwhelmed with guilt <br /> Judas hung himself from a tree <br /> In a place called the field of blood <br /> Purchased with thirty pieces of silver.<br /><br />Colin Ian Jeffery<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/field-of-blood/
