Sorrow turned to Joy

We have been in a section of John's Gospel in which he recorded the farewell discourse of Jesus to His disciples (13:31-16:33). Before us we have the sixth declaration of our Lord Jesus of this final discourse (16:16-24) along with His epilogue, or concluding words to His disciples (16:25-33). It may be distilled into this promise of our Lord Jesus to His disciples, "I will turn your sorrow into joy." In the episode before us, the final discourse of our Lord to His disciples prior to His arrest, He tells His disciples how He will turn their short-term sorrow into joy and that the Father would provide for all of their future needs in the name of His Son.