FAUSTI - Peter is asked if he "also", apart from the other who introduced him, is a disciple of the man called Jesus. If Jesus had answered: "I am" (v 5,6,8), Peter answered: "I am not". He denies his identity as a disciple. He seems to lie. Instead he affirms, for the first time, the truth: he is not a disciple of the Master and Lord who washes the feet. According to him, Jesus does not have to do this. Peter, not yet enlightened, is blind and cannot say, like the former blind man: "I am". Instead of "I" he says "not": his "I" is no longer there. John the Baptist, to the question of whether he was the Christ, answered. "I am not". And so he testified to the Light, precisely because He was not the Light. (1,8). Peter too, thanks to his denial, will become like him, witness of the light that has overcome his blindness. "They had made embers" Even the risen Jesus will make embers to offer His food to the disciples. Now He is preparing Him: He is His flesh for the life of the world (6:51), consumed by the zeal of the Father (2:17), burned by his love of his brothers and sisters. This embers there because of the cold. The cold recalls the winter when they want to stone Jesus, the night Judas went out. Frost and darkness are broken by the embers, placed in the center, which all heats up. Peter stands there, standing among the adversaries of Jesus, like Judas when he delivered Him. Even if he wants to follow Him, He is not "with" Jesus, but "beside them", His enemies. In fact, rather than washing the feet, he prefers to handle swords. Peter also warms himself to that fire, love that is offered himself to friends and enemies. - Peter was questioned by his servants about his being a disciple of Jesus, Jesus was questioned by their head about His disciples and His teaching. His whole His public life was a revelation: He is well known and it they have already been decided to kill him.Now at the end of His mission, Jesus responds by making a comprehensive consideration of His teaching. The first characteristic of His teaching is that it is public, open to all. He is not esoteric, "saying-everything" frankly, without hiding anything. Jesus distinguishes Himself from the world: He is the only one who knows Him well and has decided to kill Him. The first characteristic of His teaching is that it is public, open to all. He is not esoteric, "saying-everything" frankly, without hiding anything. Jesus distinguishes himself from the world: He is its Principle, the Word through which it was made, the Son sent by the Father to reveal His Love to it He makes God known, His existence is story of the Love of the Father offered to all. Except for the speeches given to the disciples at the Last Supper, Jesus has taught in the Synagogue and in the Temple, respectively the place of the Word and the Presence. The Lord did not speak in secret or in a dark place (Is 45:19). Jesus does not keep anything hidden: He reveals the mystery of God. Jesus, questioned, becomes a questioner. He said everything to everyone. Now He is waiting for an answer. The Lord is not to be questioned, but listened to. We often question God or ask ourselves about Him. But needlessly. We will not understand anything about Him until we remain silent and allow ourselves to be questioned by Him. Ignorance, it is true, excuses everyone, but it makes us like beasts. Knowledge, on the other hand, makes us responsible; and it makes us men, capable of responding.
FAUSTI - Peter is asked if he "also", apart from the other who introduced him, is a disciple of the man called Jesus. If Jesus had answered: "I am" (v 5,6,8), Peter answered: "I am not". He denies his identity as a disciple. He seems to lie.
RispondiEliminaInstead he affirms, for the first time, the truth: he is not a disciple of the Master and Lord who washes the feet.
According to him, Jesus does not have to do this.
Peter, not yet enlightened, is blind and cannot say, like the former blind man: "I am".
Instead of "I" he says "not": his "I" is no longer there. John the Baptist, to the question of whether he was the Christ, answered. "I am not".
And so he testified to the Light, precisely because He was not the Light. (1,8).
Peter too, thanks to his denial, will become like him, witness of the light that has overcome his blindness.
"They had made embers" Even the risen Jesus will make embers to offer His food to the disciples. Now He is preparing Him: He is His flesh for the life of the world (6:51), consumed by the zeal of the Father (2:17),
burned by his love of his brothers and sisters.
This embers there because of the cold. The cold recalls the winter when they want to stone Jesus, the night Judas went out.
Frost and darkness are broken by the embers, placed in the center, which all heats up.
Peter stands there, standing among the adversaries of Jesus, like Judas when he delivered Him.
Even if he wants to follow Him, He is not "with" Jesus, but "beside them", His enemies. In fact, rather than washing the feet, he prefers to handle swords.
Peter also warms himself to that fire, love that is offered himself to friends and enemies. - Peter was questioned by his servants about his being a disciple of Jesus, Jesus was questioned by their head about His disciples and His teaching.
His whole His public life was a revelation: He is well known and it they have already been decided to kill him.Now at the end of His mission, Jesus responds by making a comprehensive consideration of His teaching.
The first characteristic of His teaching is that it is public, open to all. He is not esoteric, "saying-everything" frankly, without hiding anything. Jesus distinguishes Himself from the world: He is the only one who knows Him well and has decided to kill Him.
The first characteristic of His teaching is that it is public, open to all.
He is not esoteric, "saying-everything" frankly, without hiding anything.
Jesus distinguishes himself from the world:
He is its Principle, the Word through which it was made, the Son sent by the Father to reveal His Love to it
He makes God known, His existence is story of the Love of the Father offered to all.
Except for the speeches given to the disciples at the Last Supper, Jesus has taught in the Synagogue and in the Temple, respectively the place of the Word and the Presence.
The Lord did not speak in secret or in a dark place (Is 45:19).
Jesus does not keep anything hidden: He reveals the mystery of God.
Jesus, questioned, becomes a questioner.
He said everything to everyone.
Now He is waiting for an answer.
The Lord is not to be questioned, but listened to.
We often question God or ask ourselves about Him. But needlessly.
We will not understand anything about Him until we remain silent and allow ourselves to be questioned by Him.
Ignorance, it is true, excuses everyone, but it makes us like beasts.
Knowledge, on the other hand, makes us responsible; and it makes us men, capable of responding.