I’ve always been intrigued by the very human foot-race between St. Peter and St. John on the way to Jesus’ empty tomb. From today’s gospel:
So Peter and the other disciple went out and came to the tomb. They both ran, but the other disciple ran faster than Peter and arrived at the tomb first…
I can picture St. Peter, as he begins to trail behind, calling, “Hey John, wait up man!” but John didn’t stop, the excitement about what had happened to Jesus must have been too great.
Just a brief comment. This passage was studied in my New Testament course. The observation made was in regards to John stopping to allow Peter to enter first. This showed John’s acknowledgment and respect for Peter’s God-given authority.