Glorifying God and being glorified by God

Today’s Gospel, John 17:  1-11a, opens with the phrase:  “Jesus raised his eyes to heaven and said, ‘Father, the hour has come. Give glory to your son, so that your son may glorify you….’”  All of us shave been in positions where the dreaded hour has arrived for us to face a situation or an encounter that we would have preferred to avoid.  Perhaps we can learn a great deal from what Jesus said to His Father.  He brings the situation to His Father’s attention, first of all, and then  asked  that  glory be given to himself.  He’s asking to come out of the situation in triumph, not in defeat; glorified, not demonized, not belittled, not shamed.  Imagine going into a situation that is scary with the frame of mind of Jesus. We would certainly approach it with confidence. Also, notice Jesus’ reasoning, namely that he may glorify the Father.  Do I approach the difficulties in my life in order to glorify the Father or do I enter into a difficult situation hoping to defeat the other person/s involved in the situation, to triumph over them and bring defeat to them?  I might want to ask myself “What is my motivation?”