In life, we get trained in various institutions to be professional in a particular field. For me personally, that's the field of Nursing. You see, in all my years of being a Nurse, theres one thing I have come to learn. And that is the fact that it is one thing to be a student or trainee (disciple), and it is a totally different thing to be a graduate of your training.
As a trainee, you have your trainer right by your side always correcting you when you make a mistake or about to make one, you have someone to tell you where and when to do what. But as a graduate of your training, the story is different. You are no more in training. You are expected to be able to handle yourself with as little mistakes as possible. To overcome whatever challenges you may face on your own. This without a doubt can be really frightening!!
In this verse of today, Jesus knowing that as He would be leaving his disciples to return to the father, the disciples will definitely be scared, anxious, worried and troubled because they'll no longer have thier master(trainer) to keep directing them. He assures them he wouldn't leave them to have to figure things out on thier own as he'll be sending them another teacher. That's so much better than our reality of life isn't it?
To always have someone guiding you and telling you what to and not to do, especially since it's all about dealing with spiritual things that our human minds can never truly comprehend.
Like he did the disciples, Jesus is assuring us today, He is and has even sent us the Holy spirit! The teacher! To guide us as we continue in this journey of Life. He assures us to not be worried or anxious or scared but to recieve the Peace which He gives. The peace that comes from knowing that we have the master of all #Knowledge and #wisdom #guiding our ever step rather than our very fallible #intellect.
Today, let us turn to the Lord to recieve the peace which he gives.
This peace much unlike that which the world gives.
#SHALOM!!!
