The rhythm of Holy Week shifts on Wednesday. After days of public teaching and bold confrontations, the Gospels fall relatively quiet about Jesus' activities. This quietness creates a space for solemn reflection as the shadow of the cross begins to lengthen. While Jesus likely spent this day in rest and prayer with His disciples in Bethany, a dark plot was unfolding elsewhere. This was the day that Judas Iscariot, one of Jesus' own, secretly met with the chief priests and agreed to betray Him for thirty pieces of silver.

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