The Lord Be With You Today!
John 19:26-27
When Jesus saw His mother there,
and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby,
(Referring to himself for the second time as the disciple whom Jesus loved,
of all the disciples remaining, John, the youngest of them,
all of them having fled in fear when Jesus was arrested,
has had the courage to return to Jesus' side at the place of His crucifixion.
Because he bases his relationship with Christ
on Jesus' view of him and His love for him,
rather than describing himself as the disciple who loves Jesus,
which based his relationship with Christ
on his own human perspective and world view and ability to love,
he takes himself out of the equation and places himself squarely in the truth
of the spiritual reality that Jesus' love is the foundation of their relationship.
Standing on such a truth allows this young man,
out of all the others of Jesus' inner circle, to be the only one
to brave the possible accusations from the crowd and the authorities
and to come to be with Jesus in this final hour.
For us, knowing our true spiritual standing allows us
to take courageous stands we would never dare to do otherwise.)
He said to her, "Woman, here is your son,"
and to the disciple, "Here is your mother."
From that time on, this disciple took her into his home.
(Knowing who he was in Christ also gave this young man
the high honor of receiving a special mission from his Lord.
He was so attuned to the Lord that when the Lord asked him to carry out a mission,
he was prepared to carry out a spiritual service for the Lord.
Contrasting him with Peter and the others makes clear
that John's view of his relationship with the Lord
helped him to overcome his initial denial while Peter and the others
were still acting out their desertion and denial.
The Lord calls us today to see ourselves as He sees us,
the disciple whom Jesus loves, so that we are well ready
to take on His assignment for us today.)
May the Lord richly bless you this day!
In Christ's love,
Blessings!
Sally
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