But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. (John 14:26)

If you have visited the Kremlin in Moscow, one of the things that probably sticks in your memory is the tomb of Lenin. I have heard visitors comment that the emphasis on tombs and monuments in the Soviet Union almost makes it seem as if the Soviet people worship cemeteries.

In contrast to being entombed and put on display like a specimen in a museum, Jesus tells his followers over and over again that he is going away. In John 14:28 he says, "I go away, and I will come to you." Jesus is pictured as deliberately going away and instructing his disciples to rejoice at his departure, because his physical absence will force …