One Who is Called Alongside

The other night I was reading in John 14 where Jesus promises the Holy Spirit to the disciples. As I read, I took interest in the study note in the margin and checked it out. The verses referenced include 14-17 and 26-27:
If you love me, you will obey what I command. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever--the Spirit of truth...But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.

The study note says:
Counselor:
Means one who is called alongside. It conveys the idea of an encourager in the sense of a legal counsel. Just as Jesus had encouraged and assisted his disciples, he assured them the Holy Spirit would be there for them as well.

This is mostly for my fellow compadres in grad school who are called to counsel. I think that it is powerful to relate our responsibility and role as future or current counselors to the role of counselor that the Holy Spirit has. We will offer encouragement, peace, comfort, strength, hope, and love as counselors, especially as Christian counselors because we will speak and act with Christs love and the true Counselor, the Holy Spirit will speak and act through us. We are not to be above or below those we, but, rather, to be alongside them. To bear their burdens and teach them how to solve struggles and endure life more easily and with the joy of the Lord. The responsibility is immense, but, with Christs strength and calling, we can do it.