![]() ![]() This fluid love is the Holy Spirit that Jesus will “breathe” upon his followers (John 20:22) - the Holy Spirit who lingers among us still. ![]() As he speaks, then, Jesus tells of a fluid, swirling kind of love that permeates and connects God, himself, and his followers all to each other. Jesus is grieving that goodbye, while also anticipating a joyful return to his Abba in heaven. These friends are saying goodbye to each other while also scrambling for ways to stay together. ![]() ![]() Unsurprisingly, a sense of longing permeates the whole address. There’s a lot that Jesus wants to accomplish without fully tipping his hand. He’s preparing them for who he is becoming, as well as how he’ll continue to be among them - and, by extension, among us. Or, at least, it’s time for him to say goodbye from the perspective of who they’ve known him to be thus far. Now it’s time for Jesus’ final words to the remaining 11. MOST OF OUR gospel readings in May move through sections in John’s gospel commonly referred to as the “farewell discourse.” In this long goodbye, Jesus and his disciples have finished eating their last supper together. ![]()
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