After all the controversy
of last week, it's tempting to turn this post into a discussion on gendered language around the Holy Spirit (feminine in
Hebrew and Aramaic, typically neuter in Greek, masculine in this
particular text), but that's just not how this
passage is «singing» to me today, so instead I'd like to focus on Jesus» stirring and tender words in verse 18: «I will not leave you as orphans.»