John 17:20-26
20 "I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, 21 that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. 22 The glory that you have given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one, 23 I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them even as you loved me. 24 Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory that you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world. 25 O righteous Father, even though the world does not know you, I know you, and these know that you have sent me. 26 I made known to them your name, and I will continue to make it known, that the love with which you have loved me may be in them, and I in them."
Questions for Reflection
1. When have you longed for unity in your family, church, or community?
2. Why are religious beliefs divisive?
3. For whom did Jesus pray? (17:20)
4. Why did Jesus want all believers to be one? (17:21)
5. What had Jesus given the disciples? (17:22)
6. How did Jesus want believers to be unified? (17:22)
7. What did Jesus want the world to know? (17:23)
8. In what way are all Christians one?
9. How are Christians today divided? Why?
10. Why is unity so difficult for Christians to achieve?
11. What does the world today know about the Father?
12. How is the Father’s relationship with the Son an example for us to follow in our relationships with other Christians?
