Gospel: John 20:1a, 2-8
So Peter and the other disciple went out and came to the tomb. They both ran, but the other disciple ran faster than Peter and arrived at the tomb first; he bent down and saw the burial cloths there, but did not go in.
When Simon Peter arrived after him, he went into the
tomb and saw the burial cloths there, and the cloth that had covered his head,
not with the burial cloths but rolled up in a separate place. Then the other
disciple also went in, the one who had arrived at the tomb first, and he
saw and believed.
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Reflection:
Who is the disciple that Jesus loved most? Of course
it’s John the apostle whose feast we celebrate today. Among many other reasons,
John is the beloved apostle because he remained with Jesus until His death on
the cross.
John never left Jesus, he stood for Jesus and
was never afraid to show his fidelity to Him. John showed the mettle of his
faith in Jesus by remaining with Him until the end. This is perhaps the reason
why he is called the beloved disciple of Jesus.
Many times in our lives we also profess our love for
Jesus. But when temptation comes along we oftentimes choose to be tempted
rather than remain loyal to Jesus. This is primarily the reason why many of us live
complicated and chaotic lives.
What if we try to be loyal to Jesus, what would be the
effect of it in our life? If we would be loyal to Jesus we would avoid
self-inflected problems and we will not fear whatever that may come to us. Why
is this so? The reason behind is we choose to be faithful to our God and we
never betrayed Him no matter how attractive the temptations.
Why do you allow temptation to capture you? If your
answer is, 'Because of human frailties,' that is the shallowest reason, as
human frailties can always be overcome by strong faith.
– Marino J. Dasmarinas
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