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John 17:1–11

Luke 24:44–53

John 14:15–21

Acts 7:55–60; Psalm 31:1–5, 15–16; 1 Peter 2:2–10; John 14:1–14

There’s an identity crisis going on in this text from John. Who’s who? And what are they supposed to represent?

There’s a sheepfold. It must be a pretty special place, because thieves and bandits are trying to get inside. Is the sheepfold heaven, communion with God, a relationship with Jesus? Are the thieves and bandits those who haven’t earned that reward, that communion, that relationship? Whatever it is, it seems like a place we’d like to go to. So we must be the ones who need to be let in.