Everyone has a story to tell about life.
But when a person or persons live to tell a story, it may have a particular meaning.
It means that the person(s) had gone through a deep and profound experience and lived and survived to tell others what happened.
For example, war survivors live to tell a story. Disaster survivors live to tell a story. To live and tell the story is really something unique.
The gospel of John is traditionally said to be written by St. John the Apostle and that is the gospel that was just read.
One of the reasons that point to St. John as the author is that line in the gospel: The disciple is the one who vouches for these things and has written them down, and we know that his testimony is true.
It is also traditionally said that St. John lived to an old age and died of natural cases.
So he outlived the rest of the apostles and he also lived to tell the story of Jesus and even wrote in down as a gospel.
We too have a story to tell and it is about our faith. By our lives may we tell that story of how Jesus loved us and blessed us.
May others see that story in us and may they want to know more about the story.