Jesus' disciples were confused. It wasn't the route they expected. They had seen the amazing things Jesus had done in the past and the wise things he had taught them, and they looked forward to a future filled with miracles, learning, power, and peace. But one night, after breaking Passover bread, Jesus said to his disciples:

"Where I am going, you cannot follow now, but you will follow later."

The disciples were troubled. They were willing to follow Jesus anywhere, even if it meant walking for miles, or going to foreign lands. But now it seemed that Jesus wasn't going to allow them to go wherever he was going. One day their future seemed certain; they assumed a clear path lie ahead. And now they weren't sure even what the next day would hold. Jesus sensed their fear and re-assured them by declaring:

"You know the way to the place where I am going."

The disciples were even more confused. They looked for confidence but could not find it. A disciple named Thomas replied:

"Lord, we don't know where you are going, so how can we know the way?"

Jesus replied, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life".

This is a "turning point" idea for all Christians. These men(and women) walked with Jesus, listened to him, and watched him perform miracles. Yet they were still confused about the future. One day we imagine a future for ourselves and the next day everything changes. The future becomes uncertain, unknown.

When we have questions and look for more information, our tendency is to seek data from any source we can find to re-assure ourselves. Sometimes we will find something for the short term, but Jesus says "I am all the information you need. I am the way forward."

Jesus did something even his disciples didn't except: he was raised to life after death. This is the miracle of Easter. His sacrifice began a new "Way". A way to a future with hope and peace. Today's "unknown" becomes tomorrow's "known". Jesus leads and we follow. From death into life. On earth as in Heaven.