Have you ever had to say goodbye to someone?
Have you ever moved away and knew it would be a while before you would see the people you had grown to love and build friendships with, if you would ever see them again?
It is hard. Terribly hard. It is a time of sadness and loss. We are facing a death, like these people are dying and will never be a part of our life again. Now we know that that is not really the case, but there is a part of our minds that perceives moving away and losing friends in this way.
Image how the disciples felt as Jesus told them He was going away? How they must have felt. Their teacher and friend who has walked with them, taught them, and helped them through their lives over the past years has told them He is leaving them. He is going away.
But He has to go. Otherwise the comforter, the helper can not come to them.
Sometimes goodbyes are inevitable, but as followers of Christ goodbyes are merely see you later. Because in Christ we have been given the Holy Spirit and are united as His body and even if we move across the country of the world we are still connected and we will be together in the great by and by.
So goodbye is not forever. It is only see you later…
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