I can't imagine what John's life was like after the resurrection of Jesus. John shared some intimate moments with Our Lord during His Passion: resting his head on Jesus' chest during the Last Supper, following Jesus up the road to Calvary, and then being given charge of Mary... from Jesus, as He was dying. How crushed John must've been to see Jesus die!
Maybe that's why John ran so quickly to the empty tomb. There must have been some glimmer of hope, hanging on for dear life... perhaps from John's learning? Schooling? Something about being raised on the third day... If John & Peter knew what backflips were, they would've been doing them all the way back to the upper room.
What a blessed life he had! Knowing Jesus personally and then taking care of Mary for the rest of her life. The conversations they must've had! Imagine going to their house for dinner and hearing their stories! ("You know, John, you should really write all this down...")
St. John, pray for us!
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