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Chapter 27

"....He gives his this precious legacy of his prayer to the Father. He does this at the same time because they as priests are to share in His work of intercession, that they and we might know how to perform this holy work. "

We are priests, holy ones set apart for the work of the Kingdom, and that work includes intercession. We are the go-betweens, the gap standers for our friends, families, communities, and territories. This truth of being a priest should impact our identity. It is a calling. I believe too many people today are misguided because they are consumed with understanding what their 'calling' is - the problem is that they are tying their calling strictly to their vocation. One of the traps of modern society is to tie your identity into what you do. Thus, pursuing a calling could become a vain attempt to feel better about who we are.
Jesus here reveals to us that our identity is who HE HAS MADE US TO BE. You can be a intercessory priest in any vocation, in any position or season of life. It is our inheritance and our true calling from God.