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How long has it been since you considered Jesus, not for what He said about Himself, but for what those who knew Him best said about Him?
John studied Christ. He knew Him well, and was perhaps Christ's closest and most trusted friend during His life. John sat by Jesus, ate beside Him, leaned against Him, left all to follow Him, and stood alone at the crucifixion; the only disciple to not desert Jesus in His final hours. John was ultimately exiled for his faith. In that isolation, endowed with the wealth of solitude, he reflects in his writings the Word of God who became flesh: Jesus Christ (ref. John 1:1ff).
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