Gospel

It is this disciple who testifies to these things and has written them, and his testimony is true.

From the Gospel according to John. Jn 21:20-25

Peter turned and saw the disciple following whom Jesus loved, the one who had also reclined upon his chest during the supper and had said, “Master, who is the one who will betray you?” When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, “Lord, what about him?”
Jesus said to him, “What if I want him to remain until I come? What concern is it of yours? You follow me.”
So the word spread among the brothers that that disciple would not die. But Jesus had not told him that he would not die, just “What if I want him to remain until I come? What concern is it of yours?”

It is this disciple who testifies to these things and has written them, and we know that his testimony is true.
There are also many other things that Jesus did, but if these were to be described individually, I do not think the whole world would contain the books that would be written.

The Gospel of the Lord.

Three Phases of the Path

On the path towards God, I begin by obeying the commandments, which means doing good in a human sense. Next comes detachment from all creation: the material (“Sell everything you have and give it to the poor”) and the immaterial (“deny yourself”). Once these steps are taken, the path culminates in self-surrender: it is the moment of “Follow me.” At this point, we no longer look at others or their paths; we look at Jesus, only Jesus, until it is no longer I who live, but He who lives in me.

Applied to Marriaged Life:

Lola: I don’t understand. If by God’s grace I no longer commit mortal sins and I have renounced all my whims and earthly desires, why can’t I achieve full communion with you? 

Peter: We are missing one thing, Lola. We need to renounce our own criteria and even our honor. We continue to argue, convinced that we are right, and we keep demanding what we deserve as spouses… We remain stuck in ourselves. 

Lola: Of course, and as long as we want to be the protagonists, we don’t let the Lord be the protagonist. 

Peter: Exactly, Christ cannot live in us if we do not allow Him to do so because we are too confident in our own criteria. That is what we are missing.

Mother,

Here we are, still striving to follow Him without looking sideways. Thank you for helping us, Mother.