As we continue our week on Jesus' high priestly prayer, today we'll explore God's desire

to see his people unified. Why would this be important to him? What good could be in unity

for us and others? What is Jesus trying to communicate to the world through us? May our hearts be open to the answers we discover today as we take a deeper dive. Welcome to the First 15 podcast. Our scripture for today comes from John 17,

verses 10 and 11.

In it, Jesus prays,

All mine are yours and yours are mine.

And I am glorified in them.

And I am no longer in the world,

but they are in the world.

And I am coming to you.

Holy Father, keep them in your name, which you have given me,

that they may be one, even as we are one.

We were created for unity with fellow believers.

It's in the pursuit of unity that the bonds of selfishness and pride are often broken.

It's in the surrender of opinion and selfish ambition that we find the abundant life that comes through sacrificial living. And most importantly, it's in unity that Jesus is most glorified.

Jesus says in John 17, verse 10 and 11,

All mine are yours, and yours are mine,

and I am glorified in them.

And I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world,

and I am coming to you.

Holy Father, keep them in your name, which you have given me,

that they may be one, even as we are one.

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