Jesus answered and said to him, ” Whoever loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our dwelling with him. Whoever does not love me does not keep my words; yet the word you hear is not mine but that of the Father who sent me. I have told you this while I am with you. The Advocate, the holy Spirit that the Father will send in my name — he will teach you everything and remind you of all that [I] told you. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give it to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid. You heard me tell you, ‘I am going away and I will come back to you.’ If you loved me, you would rejoice that I am going to the Father; for the Father is greater than I. And now I have told you this before it happens, so that when it happens you may believe.
John 14:23-29 (NABRE)
The Holy Trinity works to guide each believer to Heaven.
Jesus comes from the Father, commands us to love one another as He (Jesus) has loved us, and then has the Holy Spirit sent by the Father in the name of the Son (Jesus) to guide us in our walk of faith.
On this walk, the Holy Spirit reminds us of what we have learned from Jesus. After giving His disciples the promise of the Advocate, Jesus leaves them with His peace. It is interesting that this bestowal of peace comes immediately after the promise of the outpouring of the Spirit. There is a connection between walking along the Way, according to the Truth, and towards everlasting Life and an experience of an otherworldly peace. This is the peace of Jesus Christ. It is found in the stability of living as Christ would want us to live. In conducting ourselves in this manner with the help of powerful divine grace, we experience a detachment from the desirability of sin, which ultimately enslaves. This peace is not bound to worldly peace, which often comes from an absence of war, financial security, and physical health. These are certainly goals to achieve, but here is something so beautiful about the peace of Christ: it can be experienced by those who do not experience a privileged life of socioeconomic prosperity and stability. The poor people of war-torn countries can and do experience the peace of Jesus in their lives. It is available to all, even to those who do not live in ideal situations. Jesus has a special love for the socioeconomic poor. All life is valuable on an inestimable scale. God shows no partiality.
Thank you for reading. Peace.
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