“And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you for ever. This is the Spirit of truth.” John 14:16-17

A synonym is a word having the same, or nearly the same meaning, and the Oxford Dictionary gives these words as synonyms of the word “advocate:” champion, upholder, supporter, backer, promoter, proponent, exponent, protector, patron. When we think about the Holy Spirit, when we think about the advocate that Jesus sends to us, we can think about these words.

A champion was someone …