Puritan Corner - Christ's Prayer

"Many shepherds scarcely pray for themselves. Christ prays for all His elect sheep. John 17:9, “I will pray for them.” As Christ knows every sheep by name—so Christ prays for every sheep by name. “I pray for them.” And what does Christ pray for them? Why, He prays that they may not wander, that they may not tire or faint, that they may not die along the way. And this is Christ’s prayer for His sheep..."
by Thomas Watson (1620-1686)

I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine. John 17:9