A patriotic, religious zealot and a tax collector who oppressed his own people aren't natural friends. By the time John writes his gospel, the disciples of Jesus include women and men, Jews and Gentiles, and slaves and free citizens. Jesus' prayer explains why. The disciples had never heard anyone pray like this. Their rabbi is talking to God as God, revealing that he has always been one with God, filled with the Father's love even as his love is given to the Father. Jesus recalls that before Creation, he inhabited the glory of God, and he's sharing it with us. This prayer has been reduced to a flowing script on a bathroom tea towel. But he's the Son of God uniting his people to the forever love of the Father and the Son. This unbreakable union with the triune God is what makes zealots and tax collectors inexplicable brothers. "Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am." Jesus isn't managing a movement. He wants us close. But before they become one, Jesus' body will be broken, and his disciples will flee in shame. Moments later, Judas will bring an armed guard to arrest him. Nearly two thousand years later, I was surprised that my friends would want to start Uncommon Pursuit with me. None of us knew we'd encourage Christians from Singapore, the Philippines, South Africa, India, the United Kingdom, and Nigeria. Our zoom calls reveal a kaleidoscope of believers. Together, the unity of God's global people declares to everyone who sees it: Jesus is alive.