On Jesus’ final night before his arrest and betrayal, his disciples become

troubled. Will they be abandoned? Were they right to put their faith in

him? Jesus’s response is to reassure them of his identity - He is the

fullness of God. But not just this - he is also the way to heaven. Heaven

is both a glorious future reality in which all suffering ceases, but also,

because of what Jesus achieves on the cross - a present experience. Jesus

will never leave us, so we need not be troubled by the thought of being

abandoned. And all our troubles recede in the light of heaven - now in

part, and in the future forever.

By Ed Flint