“John was able to freely express himself in words and actions because he was so sure of Jesus love for him. He was able to be himself and he knew that Jesus understood and loved him perfectly…”
In this edition of A Minute with Mary, Paul Elarde reflects on what we can learn from the beloved apostle.
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At the Last Supper, Scripture tells us that John was resting his head on Jesus, then when Jesus announced that someone among them was going to betray Him, it was Peter who nodded to John to ask Jesus who it was. It was as if none of the apostles were comfortable enough to ask Jesus this question, but they all knew John would be able to do this. Why was that the case? Because John’s love for Jesus was uninhibited, it was sincere and very open. In other words, John loved Jesus, and very importantly, John understood Jesus’ love for him. John was able to be himself – without any fear, like none of the other apostles could.
John was able to freely express himself in words and actions because he was so sure of Jesus love for him. He was able to be himself and he knew that Jesus understood and loved him perfectly. That’s a great example of how we should be in our relationship with Jesus.
Tradition has it that John allowed himself to be guided by Mary, being the youngest may have made it very natural to respect Mary, but also he must have been very humble and had an open heart to both Jesus and Mary. Let us then ask St John to pray for us that we can love Jesus and Mary the way he did.
