PRAYER PAUSE
Thursday 17 May 2018
I
PRAY FOR THOSE WHO WILL BELIEVE
Enter
into the stillness of God within.
Reading: “Holy Father, I pray not only for these, but
for those also who through their words will believe in me. May they all be one.”
(John 17:20-26)
Reflection. This is our last extract
from the farewell words of Jesus to his disciples. He is now thinking well beyond them to all
those who through their words will believe; that includes us. We too are to be “consecrated
in the truth” and a sign to the world will be our unity: “that they may be one.” Painfully we are not one, But our divisions are no longer divisive to
the extant of violence against one another.
But divisions remain; among different Christian churches and within
churches. The earnest prayer of Jesus is that we go beyond these divisions and
reach out to one another and then the world will believe our message. We are not credible when we are divided. What is most convincing is when we show that
we love one another as jesus has loved us.
Prayer. Lord, help us to go beyond
what divides us – in churches, communities, families. May we reach out to
others so that we become one in heart and so present a credible witness to the
people of our day. Amen
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