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The Meaning of a Kiss

Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss?” (Luke 22:48). We all know the reasons for the pain in Jesus’s question. The first reason is this: A kiss is usually a sign of reconciliation and peace, but Judas’s kiss serves as a sign of betrayal and enmity. When we mess with the meaning of a kiss, we mess with peace itself. We all know a kiss is not an empty sign. A kiss does not just say, “I love you.” The kiss itself gives love and makes peace. So we dare not mess with kisses.

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