Eventually, however, eleven of the twelve underwent a slow but steady transformation, providing a kind of long-term answer to Jesus’ original prayer. John, a Son of Thunder, softened into “the apostle of Love.” Simon Peter, who earned Jesus’ rebuke by recoiling from the idea of Messiah suffering, later showed how to “follow in his steps” by suffering as Christ did. The one exception, Judas, betrayed Jesus and yet that very act led to the cross and the salvation of the world.
Interesting observation about Judas. A more modern example is the atrocities of Hitler led to the (re)formation of the state of Israel.
