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:
Do you always stay close to Jesus?
John is the disciple whom Jesus loved; there is that
closeness between them and we saw it when John reclined upon His chest (John
13:23-25). John was also the only disciple who was with Jesus until His last
gasp of breath on the cross.
In our present time it may be very odd to see a man
recline upon the chest of another man. Our vicious imaginations will conclude
something else that is forbidden but is somewhat accepted already by our
society now.
But during Jesus’ time; it suggest unadulterated close
friendship between the Master/Teacher (Jesus) and His disciple (John). John has
Jesus’ ears that he could ask HIM questions whenever he wants too. The strength
of their friendship was clearly evident when John stayed with Jesus until the
very end.
This is also the intimacy that Jesus wants from us,
Jesus wants us also to always recline towards Him and to stay with HIM
regardless of our life’s predicament. We stay close to Jesus in our happy
moments and the more that we become closer to Jesus in our moments of sadness
and trials. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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