Abiding in Christ – The Fruit of Communion: Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, January 18-25

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January 18-25 is the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. It seems strange that we have to invite you to join us from a distance to share in a prayer for unity. But here we are with a great desire to somehow be present with you during this important time of prayer, with the great hope that very soon we will be free to invite you all to our chapel to be with us in person.

 Each day, beginning January 18th until the 25th, we will be sharing  prayers, meditations, and scripture passages we will be using during our prayer at 10:00 each morning.  These resources are provided for our use by the Commuity of Grandchamp in Switzerland.

 We hope you will spend some time with us each day as we listen deeply to the invitation of Jesus to us to “Abide in my love”.  As Nicholas Jesson writes in his description of this week of prayer, “Communion with Christ demands communion with others…and we are sustained by the prayer of Christ, who desires that we might be one.” Let us respond to this great desire of God, by joining our intentions for deeper communion and unity.

 

We look forward to joining with you in prayer and hearing your comments and reactions to this time.

 Check our blog each day beginning Jan. 18 for the scripture passages, meditation and prayer of the day.

 To get full description of Nicholas Jesson’s (Ecumenical Officer R. C. Archdiocese of Regina) introduction to the week of Prayer for Christian Unity go to Living With Christ, January 2021, pp 182 – 183.


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