Today's Reflections
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Jn 17:1-11a
1[Jesus] raised his eyes to
heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come. Give glory to your son, so
that your son may glorify you, 2just as you gave him authority over all people, so that he may give eternal life to all you gave him. 3Now this is eternal life, that they should know you, the only true God, and the one whom you sent, Jesus Christ. 4I glorified you on earth by accomplishing the work that you gave me to do. 5Now glorify me, Father, with you, with the glory that I had with you before the world began.
6“I revealed your name to
those whom you gave me out of the world. They belonged to you, and you
gave them to me, and they have kept your word. 7Now they know that everything you gave me is from you, 8because
the words you gave to me I have given to them, and they accepted them
and truly understood that I came from you, and they have believed that
you sent me. 9I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for the ones you have given me, because they are yours, 10and everything of mine is yours and everything of yours is mine, and I have been glorified in them. 11aAnd now I will no longer be in the world, but they are in the world, while I am coming to you.”
Reflection:
I Pray For them.
The Gospel is called Jesus’ priestly prayer. Jesus prays that his
disciples will remain faithful to, and united with, the Father. Since he
will be returning to the Father while his disciples will remain in the
world, Jesus prays that they be given strength and courage to carry the
cross and fulfill the Father’s will. Jesus also prays for the unity of
his disciples, that they may be one just as Jesus is one with the
Father.
We encounter problems, experience
crises, undergo trials, and bear our crosses. The prayer of Jesus does
not offer an easy way out of those problems, an escape from troubles, or
the avoidance of the cross. His prayer gives us the glorious means to
solve our problems, the inner strength to live our life for God, and the
courage to face and conquer our trials.
Jesus prays that we do not isolate
ourselves from others. We belong to the family of God. We have to work
hard
to build community.
What do you think are Jesus’ prayersand wishes for you?
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