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Unread 04-28-2025, 05:43 PM
Jim Moonan Jim Moonan is offline
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Feeling holy, eh?

I'm of two minds with this poem. One is that the Judas story is well-worn and I don't know that you've brought anything new to it. The other is that Judas might well be the most misunderstood villain in all of Christendom.

"I am not worthy" brings to mind the Catholic communion antiphon "Lord, I am not worthy to receive you, but only say the word and I shall be healed" said by congregants before receiving the body and blood of Christ.

Told in a fatalistic "many years hence" kind of way. I like it. But then again I like a biblical retelling.
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