Give glory to your son, that your son may glorify you... that he may give eternal life to all that you have given him” (John 17:1-2). And he continues: "I consecrate myself for them, so that they too may be consecrated in the truth" (Jn 17:19). Jesus' prayer is to bring us to perfection with God, so that we can know him and understand his love for us. This is accomplished through God's sacrifice of love, as evidenced in John 3:16, "For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Contrary to the idea that we must sacrifice our firstborn children for God, God sacrifices his son for us. This is achieved in the passion and suffering of