He told us about the seven “I am” statements found in John’s gospel and about how Jesus says he is the bread of life, the light of the world, the gate, the good shepherd, the vine, the way and the truth, the resurrection and the life. Brian said John’s gospel uses the word believe more than any other and that John wrote his gospel “that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.” And for a moment, on this day of impossible things come true, I did. I believed more than I had in a long time.

