Peter
turned and saw the disciple following whom Jesus loved, the one who had also
reclined upon his chest during the supper and had said, “Master, who is the one
who will betray you? When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, “Lord, what about
him? Jesus said to him, “What if I want him to remain until I come? What
concern is it of yours? You follow me. So the word spread among the brothers
that that disciple would not die. But Jesus had not told him that he would not
die just “What if I want him to remain until I come? What concern is it of
yours?
It is
this disciple who testifies to these things and has written them, and we know
that his testimony is true. There are also many other things that Jesus did but
if these were to be described individually I do not think the whole world would
contain the books that would be written.
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Reflection:
Are you sometimes to inquisitive about the things that
does not even concern you? Peter in our gospel is like that, too curious about
things that do not even concern him. Why did Peter ask about the beloved
disciple?
We don’t know what was going on in peter’s mind when
he asked about John the beloved disciple of Jesus. But one thing was sure
during that time: Peter was not paying attention to the instruction of Jesus to
follow Him.
If we decide to follow Jesus, let us not be nosy about
the lives of others in the parish. Or even the lives of our neighbors, let us
rather focus on our very own life or family. Many troubles start from our being
meddlesome with the lives of others. Misunderstanding and quarrels may start
from it.
Therefore, let us focus solely on our own lives. Let
others live their own lives in peace without us meddling or gossiping. Instead of wasting
our time meddling or talking about the lives of others which bring us no good.
Let us use our time and energy on thinking of how we could further improve our personal lives. On thinking of ways on how we could focus more on our desire to silently follow Jesus. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
Let us use our time and energy on thinking of how we could further improve our personal lives. On thinking of ways on how we could focus more on our desire to silently follow Jesus. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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