There is a fascinating logic in this short passage this week that I think carries some interesting things to think about. Of course, this is following right on the heels of last week’s text (the vine and the branches) and so if you went a different direction last week, you could reference my commentary from last week for some other perspectives. But what a lot of introductions and prayers talk about this week is friendship and love. But today, Jesus indicates that friendship wasn’t possible until this moment. So, what does it mean that Jesus is introducing the idea of friendship now? And how does that inform us as a church?