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John 16:17 · World English Bible

John 16:17 Meaning Some of His Disciples Therefore Said

Some of his disciples therefore said to one another, “What is this that he says to us, ‘A little while, and you won’t see me, and again a little while, and you will see me;’ and, ‘Because I go to the Father’?”

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What does John 16:17 mean?

Thought cannot solve what only presence resolves. The mind does what minds do when faced with paradox.

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Thought cannot solve what only presence resolves.

The mind does what minds do when faced with paradox. It circles, analyzes, and cannot get through by that route.

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Live John 16:17 today

  1. Pick the question you have been turning over all week and set it down for an hour. No searching, no mentally rehearsing. Go do the dishes and let it be unsolved.
  2. When someone brings you something confusing today, resist the urge to explain it away. Sit in the not knowing together for a minute.
  3. In a meeting where you are expected to have the answer, try saying you do not know yet. See how much steadier that feels than a quick guess.

What am I trying to think my way out of that only time and stillness can settle?

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