Yet Jesus’ prayers are not just significant because he’s praying on earth as the model human. No, he’s also showing who, eternally, he is. John tells us, ‘Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing by himself’ (Jn. 5:19). The Son always depends on his Father; that is who he eternally is. For him, everything flows from his communion with his Father. And so for eternity he has enjoyed communion with him and he has prayed to him.
