I've noticed that I whistle a lot. I never hear other people whistling. I walk through the grocery store, just whistling, and when I catch myself, I try to listen for other people doing the same. There's always music going through my head. I think my little girl does also, because she often randomly sings out loud what's going on in her head.
I see I've come to the end of John, so I think I'll go on the Matthew from here.
John 21
I always wonder why John doesn't refer to himself in this gospel. He always refers to himself in a round about way; "the disciple who did such and such", etc. I don't think anyone would have really thought anything of it had he just written it normally. One of the things I've liked about John is how he includes little details that aren't really important, but give you a sense of being there. Like in John 21:7, where he not only mentions that Peter tucked in his clothes before jumping into the water, but that he wasn't wearing anything underneath. Too much information... We don't need to know that. He could've just mentioned that he jumped into the water and left it at that. But he was there, and for some reason that stuck out to him. I'm glad he puts those things in, it doesn't necessarily add to the narrative per se, but it does add some colour and realism whether we consciously recognize it or not.
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