revealed your name to them, so will I continue to reveal it, so that the love with which you loved me may be in them, and I also may be in them.”

Reflections

“May they be one in us.”Jesus ends his priestly prayer praying also for other believers. He prays not only for his apostles but also other believers who do not belong to his inner circle. He prays for the unity of all among themselves and their unity with God. When Christians are united with God in love and prayer, the world will believe that Jesus is truly sent by God.When  the  Christians  attain unity   among   themselves   and with  God,  they  will  attain  the highest form of unity, the per­ fection in unity. Again, the effect is that the world will come to believe that Jesus is sent by God. Since  Jesus  loves  them  so much,  because  they  are  res­ ponding  to  his  teachings,  they are also entitled to see his glory in heaven.Unity for us today is ex­ pressed not in  uniformity,  but in recognition that others are different from us. Though others may have another culture, diffe­ rent tastes and priorities, we can still be united as humans and disciples under one God.The liturgy helps us to unite our hearts and minds to God and to one another. Praying to­ gether can unite us also in times of grief and sorrow.
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