FAUSTI - By getting caught, he achieves his objective: hate conceives love, darkness is imbued by light, death by life. Anna is the "father" of the various chief priests who succeed him in office. The direct meeting was with him, representative of the head of this world, who was behind the scenes, the others were his agents, almost his affiliation. Jesus had just said to Peter: "Where I go, now you can't follow me, you'll follow me later". When he protested that he wanted to follow him, until he gave his life for him, Jesus predicted his denial. Peter is really willing to die for Jesus. He held the sword to defend him, with the risk of being killed. He has not yet understood that the Lord must die, for him as for all. Salvation is not that I die for Him, but that He dies for me. I must not earn His Love. His Love for me is unconditional and free, mine for Him comes later, as a response to His for me. Peter follows Him to see how things end. He is here on his own initiative, to show him his friendship at all costs. But he is not yet a disciple of the Master who washes the feet, of the beautiful Shepherd who gives life, of the Son of the lifted up man who reveals: "I am". He loves Jesus but cannot follow Him on His way. In fact, he will understand from experience that nothing can ever separate him from God's Love. Not from his love for God, but from God's Love for him in Christ Jesus, who loved him and gave Himself for him. He came into the world to save sinners, of whom he is also a part. Thanks to his fall, when he has repented, he will be able to confirm his brothers in faith. He will know that faith is the certainty not of our fidelity to the Lord, but of His fidelity for us. "Another disciple" this disciple, identifiable with what "Jesus loved" is "other" than Peter and others. He is among those who have listened and accepted what Jesus said, so he is able to follow Him, facing with Him the hatred of the world. The theme of the text concerns being or not disciples of Jesus, followers of Him and His teaching. A true disciple is one who knows His teaching and observes His command, that of Love. This disciple can go where His Lord goes: He has placed His head on His chest and knows the Love with which he is loved. He can enter the enclosure with the Beautiful Shepherd who observes the command received from the Father: to give His life for His sheep and to take it up again. Many words of this scene recall the parable of the Beautiful Shepherd "to enter" "enclosure" "door" and "doorkeeper" (C. 10) This disciple can "go in and out" He has the freedom of those who are with Jesus and know how to love as he is loved. Peter is not able to follow the Lord, he is outside the door. This door is Jesus Himself, whoever enters through Him will be saved (10:9). The other disciple, on the other hand, enters with Jesus and then goes out to his brothers and sisters. He also goes out to introduce Peter in that door, where he can see the Son's testimony. There he will know the truth, about himself and about Him, and will eventually become a disciple. "He spoke to the concierge", recalls the concierge of the enclosure, who opens it to the shepherd because he recognizes him.
FAUSTI - By getting caught, he achieves his objective: hate conceives love, darkness is imbued by light, death by life.
RispondiEliminaAnna is the "father" of the various chief priests who succeed him in office.
The direct meeting was with him, representative of the head of this world, who was behind the scenes, the others were his agents, almost his affiliation.
Jesus had just said to Peter: "Where I go, now you can't follow me, you'll follow me later". When he protested that he wanted to follow him, until he gave his life for him, Jesus predicted his denial. Peter is really willing to die for Jesus.
He held the sword to defend him, with the risk of being killed.
He has not yet understood that the Lord must die, for him as for all.
Salvation is not that I die for Him, but that He dies for me.
I must not earn His Love. His Love for me is unconditional and free, mine for Him comes later, as a response to His for me. Peter follows Him to see how things end. He is here on his own initiative, to show him his friendship at all costs. But he is not yet a disciple of the Master who washes the feet, of the beautiful Shepherd who gives life, of the Son of the lifted up man who reveals: "I am".
He loves Jesus but cannot follow Him on His way.
In fact, he will understand from experience that nothing can ever separate him from God's Love. Not from his love for God, but from God's Love for him in Christ Jesus, who loved him and gave Himself for him.
He came into the world to save sinners, of whom he is also a part.
Thanks to his fall, when he has repented, he will be able to confirm his brothers in faith.
He will know that faith is the certainty not of our fidelity to the Lord, but of His fidelity for us.
"Another disciple" this disciple, identifiable with what "Jesus loved" is "other" than Peter and others. He is among those who have listened and accepted what Jesus said, so he is able to follow Him, facing with Him the hatred of the world.
The theme of the text concerns being or not disciples of Jesus, followers of Him and His teaching. A true disciple is one who knows His teaching and observes His command, that of Love.
This disciple can go where His Lord goes: He has placed His head on His chest and knows the Love with which he is loved. He can enter the enclosure with the Beautiful Shepherd who observes the command received from the Father: to give His life for His sheep and to take it up again.
Many words of this scene recall the parable of the Beautiful Shepherd "to enter" "enclosure" "door" and "doorkeeper" (C. 10)
This disciple can "go in and out" He has the freedom of those who are with Jesus and know how to love as he is loved.
Peter is not able to follow the Lord, he is outside the door.
This door is Jesus Himself, whoever enters through Him will be saved (10:9).
The other disciple, on the other hand, enters with Jesus and then goes out to his brothers and sisters. He also goes out to introduce Peter
in that door, where he can see the Son's testimony. There he will know the truth, about himself and about Him, and will eventually become a disciple.
"He spoke to the concierge", recalls the concierge of the enclosure, who opens it to the shepherd because he recognizes him.