A friend asked me to read and give my opinion to John 17, the passage in the bible where Jesus is praying to his Father. He has just been talking to his disciples and He knows the time has come that he will soon return to His Father.
This whole prayer is a beautiful lesson for all who want to follow Jesus. It's full of love, a plea to save us from the evil of this world and to become one with God and His son. I will show some of the words that I liked the most, but it's best that you read the passage yourself.
The prayer starts with this:
::::::::::::::::Father, the time has come for you to bring glory to your Son, in order that he may bring glory to you. And you gave him power over all people, so that he would give eternal life to everyone you give him. Eternal life is to know you, the only true God, and to know Jesus Christ, the one you sent. I have brought glory to you here on earth by doing everything you gave me to do. Now, Father, give me back the glory that I had with you before the world was created.:::::::::::::::::
and:
::::::::::::::::Holy Father, I am no longer in the world. I am coming to you, but my followers are still in the world. So keep them safe by the power of the name that you have given me..::::::::::::::::::
What do you think of this? Have you ever had such an advocate and friend?
::::::::::::::::I am on my way to you. But I say these things while I am still in the world, so that my followers will have the same complete joy that I do. I have told them your message. But the people of this world hate them, because they don't belong to this world, just as I don't. Father, I don't ask you to take my followers out of the world, but keep them safe from the evil one. They don't belong to this world, and neither do I. Your word is the truth. So let this truth make them completely yours.::::::::::::::::::::
He is not only speaking to His Father about his disciples, but about all of us:
::::::::::::::::::::I am not praying just for these followers. I am also praying for everyone else who will have faith because of what my followers will say about me. I want all of them to be one with each other, just as I am one with you and you are one with me. I also want them to be one with us. Then the people of this world will believe that you sent me. :::::::::::::::::::::::::
It ends with:
::::::::::::::::::::Good Father, the people of this world don't know you. But I know you, and my followers know that you sent me. 26 I told them what you are like, and I will tell them even more. Then the love that you have for me will become part of them, and I will be one with them.:::::::::::::::::::::::
