Chapter 17 of St. John's Gospel contains the beautiful prayer that Jesus offered for his apostles before he entered into his intense suffering and excruciating death. It is a model prayer for us when we are looking for an example on how to pray for others. It is totally focused on them. We pray daily to Jesus, but do we think of how his prayer continues for us? So great is his love that he finds joy in praying that we continue to grow stronger in our faith, that we comprehend more completely the extent of his love for us and his desire for our well-being--that we become the best of what we were created to be. He prays that we be one with him, the Father and Holy Spirit, and that ultimately we relinquish all within and outside us that might hinder that union. The Holy Spirit constantly reminds us of what Jesus told us and sends people into our lives who also serve as reminders of his love. May we find motivation for our prayer by thinking of how at this moment Jesus is praying for us!
Bro. Rene
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