“Nevertheless I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Counsellor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you” (John 16:7).
Jesus’s words at the Last Supper are quite shocking, as He tells the disciples that it would actually be better for them if He leaves them. They often could not comprehend their Master’s words, and these ones, if anything, must have been downright perplexing. How could it possibly be better for the disciples to be without Jesus by their side? The answer comes with the arrival of the Counsellor, the Advocate. The Spirit will draw us into His own Body as its members, and enable us to become temples of His presence in the world.
