The One Jesus Loves
When we draw near enough to hear Jesus' heartbeat, we will discover, as John did, that we are His beloved.
- Feature Article
- Published in the July | August 1994 issue
- Written by Brennan Manning
On a recent five-day silent retreat, I spent the entire time in John's gospel. Whenever a sentence caused my heart to stir I wrote it out longhand in a journal. The first of many entries was also the last: "The disciple Jesus loved was reclining next to Jesus… He leaned back on Jesus' breast" (John 13:23, John 13:25).We must not hurry past this
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