I go to prepare a place for you. It was going to take that mutual support to withstand the trials and tribulation to come. Needless to say, they could not envision what their master was describing, but Jesus knew. There would be tough times ahead, and he would not be there physically with them to insure their safety. They would be on their own.
Mothers know that feeling.
Even though it is now many years ago, I can remember like yesterday the day our David toddled off on his own to play with some new found friend. He was only two years old, and up till this moment, he was most content if he were clinging to mommy or daddy. We were at the annual Bible Conference at Massanetta Springs - supper was over, and we were on the vast lawn in front of the old hotel. Suddenly, David's eye caught some little playmate whose company he had enjoyed in the nursery, and off he scampered, fast as those little legs would run. None of the usual reluctance to let mommy or daddy out of sight.