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In Jesus’ High Priestly Prayer, contained in the seventeenth chapter of the Gospel of John, Jesus prays first for himself, then for his disciples, and then for “those who will believe” in him. Yes, prior to Judas’ betrayal, prior to Peter’s denial, prior to his mock trial by the leaders of Israel, prior to his suffering and crucifixion under Pontius Pilate, Jesus prays for you and me. What does Jesus pray for you and me? He prays, “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” (21). He prays for a unity of the church that testifies to the unity of the Trinity.