The Separation

"But I tell you the truth: It is for your good that I am going away." Jesus (John, 16:7)

Such a statement from Jesus resounds in our innermost fibers.

No one had a capacity to love greater than Him, yet, He was the first to recognize the importance of His departure, in favor of His companions.

What would have happened if Jesus had insisted on remaining?

Probably the multitudes of Earth would have accentuated their selfish tendencies, consolidating them.

Because the Divine Friend had searched for Lazarus in the grave, no one else would be resigned to the separation by death. Because He had cared for and cleansed some lepers, no one, in the future, would accept the beneficial cooperation of annoying physical disturbances. The logical result would have been a general interruption in the evolutionary mechanism of Earth.

It was important for the Master to absent Himself so that the personal effort of each individual could be visible in the Divine Plan of the world's project. Any other way, would have contributed to the perpetuation of indolence of some and selfishness of others.

Under different aspects the great hour of the evangelical family in our groups with affinity is repeated daily

How often will widowhood, orphanhood, suffering from being apart, perplexity and pain, surge as an elevated convenience for the common good?

Recall the following passage from the Gospel, when separation causes you tears, because if the death of the physical body is a renovation for the departed one, it is also a new life for those who remain.

XAVIER, Francisco Cândido. Our Daily Bread. By the Spirit Emmanuel. Spititist Alliance for Books, 2003. Chapter 125.