The writings of John have a very special focus on God the Father. Many people who know Jesus, or claim to know him, have a limited or nonexistent personal knowledge of God the Father. It is, of course, essential for us to know Jesus, but his fervent desire for him is that we may also know the Father so intimately that we can ask him for whatever we will in Jesus' name and our prayers may be granted. By the Holy Spirit, we can have such deep and intimate communion with Jesus and the Father, that seeing our love for one another, everyone shall know that we are his disciples (John 13:35). And this is life eternal, that they might know the only true God and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. – John 17:3