In the waiting, we are not alone.

On the night before he was betrayed, Jesus was talking about leaving the disciples, about how bad they were feeling that he was going to the father. And he comforts them by saying, you are not alone.

You will go through hard times. You will not be alone. You will face the persecution I’ve talked about. You will not be alone. You will still have illness and death, you will have pain and miracles, you will have confusion and hard work and questions. You will not be alone.

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