Surrender:

Surrendering to God is not about resignation or giving up.…Surrender to God is about recognizing that our view of life is limited, greatly so, in comparison to what God’s view must be like. Surrender to God is about recognizing we cannot really escape our humanity—ourselves, our times, our places—whereas God can see and understand all, making our persepectives a lot different.

Jesus' Love for All Peoples:

In today's Gospel, Jesus prays to His Father that all peoples will believe His Truth and share eternal life with Him. Are we fully aware that the infinite Love of God is sustaining us and caring for us at every moment of our lives? Count our blessings and never take God for granted.

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The Word revealed God to men and presented men to God…. If the revelation of God through creation gives life to all who live upon the earth, much more does the manifestation of the Father through the Word give life to those who see God.

- Saint Irenaeus of Lyons (130-202)