Too Much

"I have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now. But when he comes, the spirit of truth, he will guide you to all truth. He will not speak on his own, but he will speak what he hears, and will declare to you the things that are coming. He will glorify me, because he will take from what is mine and declare it to you. Everything that the Father has is mine; for this reason I told you that he will take from what is mine and declare it to you. " - John 16:12-15

I spent 4 years working on an undergraduate in Computer Engineering, only to spend two more working on a Masters. And by this time of the year, I knew one thing.

I. Could. Not. Fit. Any. More. Stuff. In. My. Head.

It's not that I was a lazy student. It's just that, at some point, your brain gets tired of remembering things. At some point, you need to do, rather than learn. And when you reach that point, even the most amazing things can fly right over your head.

And I think Jesus recognizes that about the disciples. Yes, this is life changing, earth-shattering revelations he's providing them. But he too knows that they can only absorb so much, until they're just ready to head out and preach it themselves. After all, they were just regular folks like you and me. So he's essentially saying "school's out" - but not to be worried, because the Holy Spirit will be with them always, showing them amazing things during the day, and lighting their path at night. And that, while Jesus is finished here, he will be with them always, through the Holy Spirit.

And luckily, this carried over throughout the generations to us - that we too can be guided by the Holy Spirit. We just have to decide when we're ready to listen, and we will be taught.