Today we begin a new series in a selection of the Gospel of John known as the "Farewell Discourse".  In these chapters,  Jesus predicts his impending death and resurrection, promises to send the Holy Spirit, and prays that his disciples would be unified in love for God and one another.  John 13 is an important chapter in the Farewell Discourse, not just because it sets the context of Jesus’ teaching in 14-17, but because of the monumental events that occur within this chapter.