Fourth day of Lent, John 1:43-51, Bragging

[ladyofthemoor]

In the story from John that I have read today (John 1:43-51), Jesus gets another two other pupils. One is called Nathaniel. A friend had told him about Jesus. “Oh,” Nathaniel said when he heard were Jesus was born, “You tell me he comes from Nazareth? Nothing good can come from Nazareth.”

After that, Nathaniel goes to meet Jesus, and Jesus says

Comments

[chelsearoad]

Powerful stuff.

I think about the line "It's not bragging if it's true."

I think there's some truth to this assertion re: this card for this question.

[ladyofthemoor]

Thank you, yes, this is an interesting line of thought. It gives rise to questions as: What does it mean that Jesus is saying this about himself? What does it mean to me, or how do I feel (how do I experience myself) in connection with a man to whom these things are happening (me as this beetle on the King of Wands, feeling very little? I am laughing out loud here, but it is probably very true).

A question could be also: In what way did the heaven go open and came the angels down on the Son of Man? I would love to ask this question to the cards.

My husband reads this passage in a whole different way. According to him Jesus does not point to himself here in the beginning of the Gospel of John, but is refering to a title: to the title "Son of Man", which everyone knew at the time, it was a savior who was being expected. So, that savior could be another one than Jesus.

Thank you again for your comment!