Jesus answered, “If I want him to remain until I come, is that any concern of yours? Follow me!”
Because of this, the rumor spread in the community that this disciple would not die.
Yet Jesus did not say to Peter, “He will not die,” but, “Suppose I want him to remain until I come back,
what concern is that of yours?”
It is this disciple who testifies about the things and has written these things down,
and we know that his testimony is true.
But Jesus did many other things; if all were written down, I think the world itself could not contain the books that should be written.
REFLECTION:
There was something so admirable in the lives of the apostles and the early members of the church.
There was something so amazing about how they went about doing their ministry and preaching the Gospel.
They were tireless, relentless, so completely and utterly consumed by the desire to spread the Good News about Jesus.
They never wasted any opportunity to do so, even when faced with suffering and death.
It was as if they just forgot about themselves and lived totally for the mission they had been given.
One can only marvel and stand in awe at the power and energy that had consumed these men and women.
They spent every living moment of their lives preaching Jesus and his message of salvation.
Imagine if we had but a small share of the energy these first Christians showed! We would win the entire world for Jesus!
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