As the topic of orphans continues to come up in discussions, this morning’s reading had that thread as well:<\/p>\n
John 14:
\n15″If you love me, you will obey what I command. 16And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever\u2014 17the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. 18I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. 19Before long, the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. 20On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you. 21Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love him and show myself to him.” <\/p>\n
Amazing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
As the topic of orphans continues to come up in discussions, this morning’s reading had that thread as well: John 14: 15″If you love me, you will obey what I command. 16And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever\u2014 17the Spirit of truth. 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