YOU MUST HAVE HEARD about the “folded napkin” in the Gospel of John. A story involving the napkin is part of the greater story of the Resurrection of Jesus. But an anecdote also had formed around it.
In the ancient near east it is said that when a master leaves a folded napkin on the table the gesture would inform the servant that his master was coming back – presumably to finish his meal. The anecdote then gladly announces the significance of the “folded” napkin for the Christian believer: the risen Christ left a “folded” napkin to signify to the Church that He is coming back!
