by order of Emperor Dometian cast into a cauldron of boiling oil but came forth unhurt and was banished to the island of Pathmos for a year. When age and weakness grew upon him at Ephesus so that he wasn’t able to preach to the people, he used to be carried to the assembly of the faithful, and every time said to his flock only these words, “My little children, love one another.” When he was asked why he said it he replied, “Because it is the word of the Lord, and if you keep it you do enough.” He lived to an extreme old age, surviving all his fellow apostles, and died about the year 100. St. John is called the Apostle of Charity, a virtue he had learned from his Divine Master. He used that virtue in his words and actions. The "beloved disciple" died at Ephesus, where a stately church was erected over his tomb. It was afterwards converted into a Mohammedan mosque. The contribution that St. John made to the Christian community and the world is extremely important. He is the one who will be known forever for his writings and his challenges. He will be never forgotten, as he was the one who passed Jesus teaching to the whole world. He gave his life for the future, so that today we would know how should we live as Christians, and how morally should we behave. There are a lot of things that I learned from St. John’s life. His writings were very important for Christian history, therefore for millions of people who taught from his writings, and that includes me as well. I learned that loving all people is important but not just loving the once who only give you love. Giving love to God important. I should not worry about my clothes or possessions or what worries I should overcome the next day. God takes care of that. I am a lot different right now. I worry about what I will ware the next day, if I lost something I can panic, when I do not realize that the more I panic the less I have a...
