Can you imagine, we are only a month away from beginning of Advent. The time to reflect about the coming of Christ into our life or the renewing of our relationship with Christ. We have just celebrated Halloween and we were entering the High Holy time of the year. This is a time of deep reflection, a period of time to allow our minds to become centered not only on the outside but on the inside. We can see this with our spiritual and physical sides. The days are getting shorter and the weather is turning cooler. We are finding new ways of connecting with each other inside, but at a safe distance.
We begin our new journey into the reflections and writings of the Apostle John in the book of the Apostle John. In this book, we see one of Jesus’ closest friend’s accounts from the beginning of the ministry to the crucifixion and the burial and the resurrection. With this unique opportunity to view through the eyes of John we can see the true transformation of Christ in many different aspects. John is one of a few disciples who experienced many of the intimate details of Christ’s life. John was there when Jesus was baptized. John was there when Jesus meet with Moses and Elijah on the top of mountain in the Transfiguration. John was there at the garden of Gethsemane. John was there at the Crucifixion. John was there at the tomb of the Resurrection.
John is the apostle that is referred to as beloved because he was there through the most intimate times of Christ’s ministry. He also is three main authors in the New Testament, besides Paul and Luke. The Apostle John wrote: the book of the Apostle John, I John, II John, III John, and Revelation.
The relationship that John had with Christ is one that we should emulate on a daily basis. We should make a point of taking time to be with Christ daily to know his voice, to know his touch, and know his purpose in our lives. Many times we have gotten distracted by the outside world. During these past eleven months we have been given a opportunity to start slow down and reflect on Christ in our life. A prayer of mine is that we were able to find time as we journey through this book of John and into the Advent season in December and slow down. Come inside to the place where Jesus waits patiently. And begin to reconnect with Christ on a daily basis. Allow his words, his testimony, and his love for fulfill us and show us his purpose.
May you be blessed.