Pablo Fernandez, Luis B and Sekhou Drame by Laurent Humbert for TÊTU Magazine

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In antiquity, the normal posture for dining together among friends was that of reclining on mats or pillows. Thus all the disciples—we are not to think here of just the twelve but of a larger group, perhaps including women—are lying about in this way. But one of them is lying in (on) Jesus' lap—that is, snuggled up to Jesus. The disciple leans forward to hear Peter's question and then falls back (onto the chest of Jesus) to relay the question . . . The Gospel draws particular attention to this gesture of affectionate intimacy as the dramatic representation of what it means to say that this disciple was in some special way "loved by Jesus."

“Each of us is trapped in a gloomy and oppressive place, where lies bleeding and the dark side of our soul obscures our eyes with doubts and regrets. But at the same time we can create entire universes in our dreams. And this golden light flickers in the darkness like sparks of hope.”