Jesus is in the Upper Room, and He’s broken the news to His disciples that He’s going to be leaving. He looks around the room, and He can see that they are confused.

They’re disappointed, there is a lot they don’t understand. The way forward for them just looks a lot different than they had hoped for. They’re scared. They’re uncertain. They don’t know what they’re supposed to do now. They don’t know where they’re supposed to go now. As Jesus looks around the room, He sees people who are troubled. They’re scared, they’re uncertain, they don’t know what they are supposed to do. 

And so He begins with these words: "Do not let your heart be troubled."