Get ready for a fly through of this year’s sermon books! But first, let’s meet our author. John was one of the first to be called as a disciple, and scripture depicts him as one of Jesus’ closest followers. He and his brother, James, were fishermen, called right out of their boats by Jesus (Mark 1:16-20). We get a few funny details about this man. John lets us know that he was faster than Peter, when they raced to see the empty tomb on Easter morning (John 20:4), and in his gospel, John practices a common feature for ancient authors; he doesn’t write his own name. Instead, he calls himself “the disciple whom Jesus loved.” High praise for himself, but when considered further, maybe he is simply confident in the love his savior has for him. It was John, whom Jesus entrusted his mother to. Jesus had to have known John would provide and protect the widowed woman in her time of grief.