Please read the Scripture passage before the homily.
I wonder when last did you pray for your disciples. In this passage, Jesus prayed for his disciples. In the passage next following, Jesus prayed for those who would become disciples through the work of his first disciples.
By nature, your children are supposed to learn from you about God. This means that by nature, your children are to be your disciples. If your children are, then so are their children and grandchildren.
Who else are supposed to be your disciples? All those over whom you have authority at work, in society, or in relationships are given to you to be your disciples, to learn from you somehow about the Father and Jesus. You can do this without ever mentioning Jesus and God by name. You do this best when the words of Jesus and the love of the Father form the basic pattern of your relationships with people and the rest of creation.
Not belonging to the world does not mean misusing creation; it means not living as though the fulfilment of life could be found in created things rather than in the God who made them.
Jesus’ prayer is that his disciples be consecrated in truth, as he himself is consecrated to truth. The truth of our lives will be imitated by our disciples. If the truth we live by is the lie and the untruth, then we will teach our disciples to live the lie, not the truth.
Jesus’ prayer is that all peoples become disciples and live the truth. For this he consecrated his life, laying down his life om the cross and taking it back up for us in the resurrection.
Jesus’ prayer is that those remaining in the world live for the truth rather than for worldly power or prestige. How well are we disciples and how well do we make disciples of those whom the Father has given us? As Jesus prayed for his disciples, so we must pray for our disciples. As Jesus was consecrated in truth, so must we be consecrated for truth.