Judas and Apostasy

Matthew 26: 9-15

This is when Jesus is anointed by the woman, and some of the disciples (John specifically mentioned Judas in chapter 12-ish) complain about the perceived waste of expensive goods; they considered it frivolous.  Then Judas went to the priests, and from that time forth, sought an opportunity to betray him.

I don't know, but I wonder if Judas became slowly disenchanted with the Savior. Maybe it was actually just about the money, but if not, I wonder if he grew more and more distant from the intent and purpose of the Savior's actions, to the point that he could see something like a woman doing such a profound and pointed act of love and sacrifice for her master and only focus on the money that was wasted.

It feels like Judas got to the point where he considered Jesus to be wrong, or fallen, or something on those lines. This is common in church service. We see some failing in a leader, or slowly become disenchanted with the things he or she says, and we can be tempted to stop sustaining them, and even act out against them (See life of Joseph Smith, age 20-44).

This even happened to Judas: eventually, he realized that he was in the wrong. Too late for him, but not too late for us, usually.

I'm saying 'us' but I'm not sure if i've ever done this. I hope not.