Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Day 8 – Called for the Service of Reconciliation Reading Genesis 33:1-4 Esau ran to meet Jacob, and embraced him…and they wept Psalm: 96:1-13 Say among the nations, ‘The Lord is King!’ 2 Corinthians 5:17-21 God…reconciled us to himself through Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation Matthew […]
Day 7 – Living in Resurrection Faith Reading Isaiah 60: 1-3 . 18-22 You shall call your walls Salvation, and your gates, Praise Psalm: 118:1. 5-17 I shall not die, but I shall live Roman 6: 3-11 …we have been buried with Christ by baptism into death…so we too might […]
Day 6 – Empowered to Action in Prayer Reading Jonah 2:1-9 Deliverance belongs to the Lord! Psalm 67:1-7 Let the peoples praise you, O God! 1Timothy 2:1-8 …prayers should be made for everyone, for kings and all who are in high positions… Matthew 6:5-15 Your kingdom come, your will be […]
Day 5 – Breaking the Bread in Hope Reading Exodus 16: 13b-21a It is the bread the Lord has given you to eat Psalm:116: 12-14.16-18 I will offer to you a thanksgiving sacrifice 1 Corinthians 11:17-18.23-26 Do this in remembrance of me John 6:53-58 This is the bread that came […]
Day 4 – Sharing, an Expression of Our Unity Reading Isaiah 58:6-10 Is it not to share your bread with the hungry Psalm 37:1-11 Trust in the Lord and do good Acts 4:32-37 Everything they owned was held in common Matthew 6:25-34 Strive first for the kingdom of God Commentary […]
Day 3 – Devotion to the Apostles’ Teaching Unites Us Readings Isaiah 51:4-8 Listen to me, my people Psalm 119:105-112 Your word is a lamp to my feet Romans 1:15-17 Eagerness to proclaim the gospel John 17:6-19 I have made your name known Commentary The Church of Jerusalem in the […]
