Simon Peter said, "Lord, we do not know where you are going"...Thomas said, "Lord, we do not know where you are going, so how can we know the way?" Jesus said, "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life."

-- John 13:36--14:6 (J.B.)

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Have you ever gotten lost or felt anxious because of the absence of someone on whom you depended? That's what the apostles felt one day, shortly before the death of Jesus, as the Master talked with them in the upper room where the Lord's supper was instituted.

The apostles were like children who had wandered away from a parent in a large crowd. Confusion and anxiety resulted from Jesus speaking about leaving them. "Where are you going?" Peter asked.

In answer to Simon Peter, Jesus said, "I am going to my Father." In answer to Thomas who asked, "How …