John 21:20-25
Peter turned and saw the disciple whom
Jesus loved following them; he was the one who had reclined next to Jesus at
the supper and had said, ‘Lord, who is it that is going to betray you?’ When
Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, ‘Lord, what about him?’ Jesus said to him, ‘If
it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? Follow me!’ So
the rumour spread in the community that this disciple would not die. Yet Jesus
did not say to him that he would not die, but, ‘If it is my will that he remain
until I come, what is that to you?’ This is the disciple who is testifying to
these things and has written them, and we know that his testimony is true. But
there are also many other things that Jesus did; if every one of them were
written down, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that
would be written.
Reflection
Jesus’ choosing of me gives me a sense of
my place in the world, a sense of purpose. What fruit am I called on to bear?
Do I allow myself to experience Jesus’ love?