John 17:6-19 About John 17:6-8 He assumes a common Jewish posture for prayer by raising his eyes toward heaven. Jesus prays for his personal disciples and then prays for those who will be their disciples. God’s desire for relationships. We should see ourselves too as the subjects of this prayer. Jesus is our Lord and shepherd In his prayer Jesus is telling his father he has brought this small group of disciples into a relationship with himself and the father.  […] The post Why Holiness first appeared on The Point Church in San Jose.