Gospel: John
21:20-25
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:
Does
Jesus have a favorite disciple? It seems so as the gospel states: “Peter turned
and saw that the disciple Jesus loved, was following as well the one who had
also reclined upon his chest during the supper and had said, “Master, who is
the one who will betray you?” (John 21:20)
In his
humanity Jesus is also like us, he has a sense of feeling on who among his
disciples were most humble and always there for him. This disciple is John whom
Jesus loved so dearly. He was also the same John who remained with Jesus until
his last gasp of breath on the cross. (John 19:26-27)
Like Jesus,
we may also have our own beloved friends, and relatives. Why are they our
chosen ones? We prefer them because they’ve shown their loyalty and love for
us. John loved Jesus thru his words and deeds and he never betrayed Jesus until
the very end.
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