"You're Better Off Without Jesus"-- John 16: 5-15

What if the departure of Jesus was not a loss but the greatest gift ever given to us? That is the stunning claim at the heart of John 16, verses 5 through 15, and it challenges everything we might assume about presence, absence, and spiritual power. The passage unfolds around a moment of deep grief -- the disciples are so consumed with sorrow over Jesus leaving that there is no room for anything else in their hearts.