That is the way I read one of my favorite verses in red, the words that Jesus spoke. I am convinced that were the Bible written in the 21st century, that is exactly what John 14:25-27 would say.....at least the SRV, the Susan Revised Version.
Jesus promised a Helper when He left this earth, and He always keeps His promises. Our Helper, the Holy Spirit, is always there to remind us of Jesus' words and how to apply them to our lives.
We all have moments when we forget that we have that Helper, but thankfully He does not forget us. Let me let you in on how this has worked for me recently.
For this school teacher, the year started with a bang! There was loads of paperwork and added responsibilities, and that was before the year even started!
Planning for a substitute teacher is one of my least favorite things I have to do, but I have to do it. It adds three hours to the lesson planning process. This year, I was required to get a sub for two days within the first three weeks of school.....so I could go to training classes. Wait, I am not done. On top of that, the first day of the training class was the biggest day of the Democratic National Convention. Would you like to guess where the class was? Of course, the class was in downtown Charlotte right in the middle of the convention. Stress, not peace, was the feeling that I had most.
That day away from school on Thursday could not have come at a better time. The traffic that I was fearful of, was nothing that day going into town. And the required training class, that I did not really want to go to, has made the planning process easier for me.
That's when I remembered.
"These things I have spoken to you while abiding with you. But the Helper, 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 said to you. Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful." John 14:25-27
Helped, even before I knew I needed it,
Susan Seward
