Hi friends. I'm Annie F. Downs. Let's read the Gospels. The Gospels are the first four

books of the New Testament in the Bible, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. These are the stories

of Jesus Christ's life on earth, the friendships, the parables, the sacrifices, the meals, the

miracles. Each month we get to read all four books. Make sure you're subscribed. Join

us as we read the Gospels together and invite your friends to join us as well. This is more

fun when we do it together. We finish better when we finish together. So here is how

this is going to work. I'm going to read three chapters to you today. You can listen or read

along in your own Bible in your NRSV or in the NRSV Catholic edition. And then I'll pray and that's

it. So today is October 21st and I'll be reading John chapters 17 through 19. And this month I'm

reading from the NRSV Catholic edition. John 17. After Jesus had spoken these words, he looked

up to heaven and said, Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son so that the Son may glorify you

since you have given him authority over all people to give eternal life to all whom you have given him.

And this is eternal life that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have

sent. I glorified you on earth by finishing the work that you gave me to do. So now, Father,

glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had in your presence before the world existed.

I have made your name known to those whom you gave me from the world. They were yours and you gave

them to me and they have kept your word. Now they know that everything you have given me is from you

for the words that you gave to me. I have given to them and they have received them and no

in truth that I came from you. And they have believed that you sent me. I am asking on their behalf.

I am not asking on behalf of the world, but on behalf of those whom you gave me because they are

yours, all mine are yours and yours are mine. And I have been glorified in them. And now I am no

longer in the world, but they are in the world. And I'm coming to you, Holy Father, protect them in

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