Christ gives us His Word , Eternal Life and Prays for His Own John 17
John 17:1-11 All of us face suffering and difficulties and struggles in our lives. We come to God to ask for help and forgiveness if we need it. None of us are perfect. None of us have arrived. That does not happen until we see God face to face and His Son Jesus Christ, our Lord in heaven. We trust in His guidance and providence . We cannot always see the way forward but rely on His direction for each day. One thing we see in today's Gospel is that we have eternal life now on earth if we know the " true God and Jesus Christ, whom ( He) sent." 17:3 1. Eternal life begins now on earth. This is God's action on our behalf. We simply trust in His Son and believe He is who He said He was. He is Divine just as God. Christ ascended into heaven as we celebrated on Ascension Day, Thursday. As one of the confessions says, " Christ's exaltation consists in His rising again from the dead on the third day, in ascending up into heaven, in sitting at the r