things which are to come. He will take what is mine and make it known to you; in doing this, he
will glorify me. All that the Father has is mine; for this reason, I told you that the Spirit will take
what is mine, and make it known to you.
Reflection:
The Spirit takes center stage now in Jesus’ discourse. The Spirit is the
promised Helper who will guide the disciples into the whole truth. Why is the
Spirit such of great help? It is because it is not a maverick Spirit. The Spirit will only
teach those that the Spirit heard from Jesus. Hence the Spirit will continue and
move forward what the Father through Jesus has inaugurated. Perhaps it is
inevitable that there is a change of driver. Jesus has been with His disciples for
them to be over familiar with Him. Laxity will slowly set in. Thus the
Spirit will reinvigorate the project of Jesus by bringing fresh presence without
necessarily changing the objectives of Jesus’ mission.
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