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John
  
31Jesus answered them, "Do you now believe?32The hour is coming, indeed it has come, when you will be scattered, every man to his home, and will leave me alone; yet I am not alone, for the Father is with me. "


With a wry smile said, "Do you imagine that merely by the intellect you can grasp my true self? Is such knowledge the same as true faith? The test is about to take place, and will show that your credence is devoid of love. You fail to understand God, because you do not believe in His fatherhood. You will all flee and leave me forsaken. Your faith will be shown to be unsettled."
"In death I am not alone, for the Father is with me." Does this contradict Jesus’ cry on the cross, "My God, why have you forsaken me?" No, because God, the Holy One, hid His face from the Son, but Christ continued to believe in his Father’s presence. His cry indicates that God remains unchanged, "I will not leave you even when I do not see you. Into your hands I commit my spirit". Christ’s faith in god’s fatherhood prevailed over the judgment that fell on him for our sakes. The Son’s love for his Father put out the fire of God’s wrath arising out of our debt incurred by sin. His constant hope opened the door for us to see the Father. Because of his death in the Father’s counsel we may say, "I am not alone, because the Father is with me."