So now Jesus needed to redirect their attention to the question they weren’t asking, namely, where he was going. So far Jesus’ words had instead caused a gloomy veil of grief to settle on the disciples. So he reminded them that he was going back to the One who sent him in the first place. He was going for their own good. Just how much meaning those words held, the disciples would not know until later. This was Jesus’ hour. By going to the cross, he was carrying out his Father’s will to the end. He
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