Daily Inspiration

“Lifting up his eyes to heaven, Jesus prayed saying: “I pray not only for these, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, so that they may all be one, as you, Father, are in me and I in you, that they also may be in us, that the world may believe that you sent me. And I have given them the glory you gave me, so that they may be one, as we are one, I in them and you in me, that they may be brought to perfection as one, that the world may know that you sent me, and that you loved them even as you loved me. Father, they are your gift to me. I wish that where I am they also may be with me, that they may see my glory that you gave me, because you loved me before the foundation of the world. Righteous Father, the world also does not know you, but I know you, and they know that you sent me. I made known to them your name and I will make it known, that the love with which you loved me may be in them and I in them.” —John 17:20-26

Amy and I met an elderly gentleman and his wife in the pew after Mass one day. They were very kind and friendly, and the man said something that has remained with me through the years. He said, “God has a way of introducing His friends to each other.”

Those words came to mind today when I read this passage. I am grateful to God for the friends He has introduced into my life. You are a gift to me. You inspire me because I can see Christ in you.

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