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"I call on you, my God, for you will answer me; turn your ear to me and hear my prayer. Show me the wonders of your great love..." Psalm 17:7 There is this moment early in the Gospel of John where Jesus meets Nathanael, a young man who would soon become one of his twelve disciples. Nathanael is brought by Philip, who had already been captivated by Jesus and called to follow. When Philip introduces Nathanael, Jesus declares to all who are gathered, "Here truly is an Israelite in whom there is no deceit." Nathanael asks Jesus, "How do you know me?" Jesus replies, "I saw you while you still under the fig tree when Philip came to get you." Nathanael is amazed because not only has Jesus asserted that he knows who Nathanael really is, he then goes on to prove it by miraculously revealing his knowledge of something that he could not have known except through divine sight. And in that moment Nathanael pledges his loyal...