As I looked upon the cross today, I asked myself: would I have stood at the foot of the cross?
A friend once asked me, if I could be anyone at the passion scene, who would I be?
In a heartbeat, I said I want to be like St. John.
He was at the cross, bound by a deep love for Christ. Even when the the world deserted him, even when all his disciples and supposed friends left him, he was there. He didn’t care that the world would think he was crazy for standing up for Christ.
He knew (and possessed a very deep understanding as to) who Christ was, and if we read the entire gospel of John, it is self-evident that John knew the divinity of Christ from the beginning.
I want to be like John, he saw the Truth of the Word, the Logos made flesh from the beginning.
He saw the Truth in everything Christ did. He saw everything (always) in relation to Christ, and therein lies true Wisdom: To love Christ and to order everything in your life in relation to Christ, our ultimate end.
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Originally posted at Catholic Rambles.
