lay rolled up in its place. Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went in; he saw and believed.

Reflections

“he saw and believed.”Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and Pope Francis have encou­ raged us to define faith not just as a lofty idea, but an encounter with God. Through this defini­ tion, we are reminded that theo­ logy is not just  “faith seeking understanding”, but a relation­ ship with God who made him­ self known to us especially in Christmas.Today’s feast of St. John Apostle and Evangelist reechoes his encounter with God and his attitude to share it. “What we have seen  and  heard,  we pro­ claim it now to you”(I John 1). His experience of the resurrection cultivated his faith and impelled him to share it, even when met with persecution.Indeed, the life of St. John brings us to encounter God. And when we have encountered him we cannot help but share it to others. Truly, encounter with God and mission to people are inseparable.
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