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 discovered today as we take a deeper dive.

Welcome to the first-of-team podcast.

Our scripture today comes from John 17-10-11, in it Jesus prays, all mine are yours, and

yours are mine, and I am glorified in them, and I'm no longer in the world, but

they are in the world, and I'm 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.

So to read this again, Jesus says in John 17-10-11, all mine are yours, and yours are mine,

and I'm glorified in them, and I'm no longer in the world, but they are in the world,

and I'm 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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