What Would You Say?

John 21:20 Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them, the one who also had leaned back against him during the supper and had said, “Lord, who is it that is going to betray you?” 21 When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, “Lord, what about this man?” 22 Jesus said to him, “If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow me!” 23 So the saying spread abroad among the brothers that this disciple was not to die; yet Jesus did not say to him that he was not to die, but, “If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you?” 24 This is the disciple who is bearing witness about these things, and who has written these things, and we know that his testimony is true.

We are used to seeing personal notes at the end of Paul's epistles, but John's Gospel is unique in its form. He ends with a personal note.  Having shared some of his most memorable experiences with Jesus but keeping himself relatively unidentified as "the beloved disciple," he now mentions that he is that follower. It's enough to make you want to go back over the whole book to examine each event with that in mind. John's conclusion matches his introduction. Jesus is full of grace and truth (chapter 1); His testimony is true (chapter 21). There is so much more John could have shared. If you needed to write a similar length journal of your experience with Christ, what would you write, and what would be your conclusion?