The Gracious Prayer of Jesus – John’s Gospel chapter 17 verses 6 to 10
Jesus prays for his disciples
6 ‘I have revealed you to those whom you gave me out of the world. They were yours; you gave them to me and they have obeyed your word. 7 Now they know that everything you have given me comes from you. 8 For I gave them the words you gave me and they accepted them. They knew with certainty that I came from you, and they believed that you sent me. 9 I pray for them. I am not praying for the world, but for those you have given me, for they are yours. 10 All I have is yours, and all you have is mine. And glory has come to me through them.
John 10:6-10 New International Version – UK (NIVUK) Holy Bible, New International Version® Anglicized, NIV® Copyright © 1979, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
The Gracious Prayer of Jesus
Jesus has his last meal with his 12 friends, knowing that one will betray him and the rest will desert him before the night is over. He, the God-Man, knows all this, and still he prays for them with God-like love. His prayer changes the eleven, launches the church and continues to change people to this day.
