“One of you will betray me,”

The accusation came;

And all around the table,

Each disciple asked the same:

“Is it I, Lord?

Am I the one who dares

Betray the one true friend I have

Who shows He really cares?”

“Is it I, Lord?

 

Am I the kind who could

Consider turning back on one

Who for me had done such good?”

“Is it I, Lord?

 

Am I the traitor who reveals,

Delivering to the enemy one

Who had me following at his heels?”

“Is it I, Lord?

 

Am I deserting in time of need,

Refusing to give my heart in full

To the One whom I should heed?”

“Is it I, Lord?

 

Am I the one who violates

The confidence given in love

By Him who opens Heaven’s gates?”

“Is it I, Lord?

 

Will I prove false to your cause

After witnessing Your works

Which defied nature’s laws?”

“ Is it I, Lord?”

 

The twelve searched for treachery to deny.

Were the charge to us be made today,

God help the answer not be “I.”

 

                               Joyce Broyles is a retired High School Librarian and resides in Jennings, LA.