John 17:20-23
"...the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints..."
I ask not only on behalf of these, but also on behalf of those who will believe in me through their word, that they may all be one. As you, Father, are in me and I am in you, may they also be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. The glory that you have given me I have given them, so that they may be one, as we are one, I in them and you in me, that they may become completely one, so that the world may know that you have sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.
John 17:20-23
In this passage Jesus prays for the unity of everyone who will come to believe in him. How have you seen or experienced division in the church?
Is there anyone who you have felt divided from that you could reach out to? Do you know someone from a different kind of church who you could learn from and share with?
Pray for the unity of the church; for church leaders and church members; for churches in our city, our nation, and the world.
PRAYER FOR THIS WEEK
Lord God, thank you for uniting us with those in other times and places who trust in Christ and seek to obey his will. You have made us strangers no longer but pilgrims together on the way to your kingdom. Guide us closer to you and to one another in the unity of the Spirit and the bond of peace, and strengthen your Church in mission and service to your world, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.