It was on the Wednesday

On the Wednesday, at last

he kept a low profile

"withdrawn in silence in Bethany"

But it was already too late.

Judas was bargaining with the chief priests

negotiating his thirty pieces of silver.

It would take more than a day in silence

to quell the resentment he had stirred up.

It would take more than a day withdrawn

to let the furore die down.

And you would think it would take

much much more than a day's retreat

to prepare himself

for the agony that awaited him

much more than a day

to step back into the fray

and continue his journey

to the cross.

In that final week

he kept out of the spotlight

for a day.

Hallelujah! What a saviour.