Tuesday, November 30th, 2021
The Apostle John, the mystic of old, was above all the rest, the one whom Jesus loved. Why do you think that was?
I believe John was more surrendered to Jesus than any of the other apostles, the one who was closer to him than all the rest, the one who leaned back into Jesus’ bosom at the Last Supper, and the one entrusted to be given the great revelation that ends the Bible.
How about you? Are you more like John or more like the impetuous Peter who ran hot and cold and denied Jesus three times. Yes, Peter was reinstated on the shore of the Sea of Galilee after the Resurrection, and he did mighty things to advance the gospel, but John was still the one who chose what was better, just like Mary did in spite of Martha’s bickering that she wasn’t doing enough to help with all the work.