Now, Jesus himself addressed the Father, revealing to him his deepest desires and thereby, more consciously, focussing his inner strengths and motivating himself to face his pending death with unflinching determination.
In the process, Jesus’ prayer would make clear to the readers the fire burning in his heart and sustaining all that he had so far done and shared. The signs that he had worked, the dialogues and discussions in which he had become involved, and the discourses that he had given were all done with the overriding purpose of making God known. God loved the world. Jesus knew his Father; Jesus loved his Father. To reveal that God to the world, Jesus had given his all; and his mission was about to be completed: the hour has come.