The Disciple Whom Jesus Loved in John 21
John names the beloved disciple by love and by witness rather than by a label in this paragraph. The passage moves the reader away from curiosity about another person's fate and back to Jesus' word to Peter: you follow me.
John 8:12: The Light the Advent Candles Point To
The advent candles are a tradition, not a command of Scripture. John 8:12 names the light they point toward: Jesus himself, who promises that the one who follows him will not walk in darkness.