unity; and the world shall know that you have sent me, and that I have loved them, just as you loved me. Father, since you have given them
to me, I want them to be with me where I am, and see the glory you gave me, for you loved me before the foundation of the world. Righteous
Father, the world has not known you, but I have known you, and these have known that you have sent me. As I revealed your name to them,
so will I continue to reveal it, so that the love with which you loved me may be in them, and I also may be in them.”
Reflection:
Jesus prayed long and hard for His disciples whom He will leave behind. He is
wrapping up His ministry. They have to take over after. That is why His prayer is a grocery list
of requests. He asks His Father to provide for them when He is gone. It is also a report of what
has been accomplished so far. He is also preparing Himself to let go of the leadership
He exercised in behalf of the ministry. So many things to do, and yet so little time.
So many uncertainty of the future ahead, yet Jesus takes the time to pray. Worrying
and continuous planning ahead may not help much. And so Jesus takes the path of
prayer. He enlists the support of the Father, unleashing a tremendous power that can be
relied upon to deliver, but in its own time and not according to human desires. No wonder,
the little band that Jesus left behind is now the biggest faith community in the world. The
Father’s support made a lot of difference.
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