Let not your hearts be troubled

Have you ever gotten to the point in your life where you feel you just can’t go on? I think we all have times like this. Maybe someone has hurt you. Maybe the pressures of life and work and family are starting to get to you. Maybe you’re bearing the burden of some particular sin. We all have been in situations like this.

Jesus’disciples in chapters 13 and 14 ofJohn’s Gospel are undergoing a similar issue. They’ve been with Jesus for three years, and nowJesus is telling them that he’s going to...