Tomorrow, many congregations will join together and participate in a Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. This annual observance, sponsored by the World Council of Churches and several Protestant, Orthodox, and Catholic communions, invites Christians around the world to explicitly pray for the divisions and separation in the wider church to be healed. This week, at least in the northern hemisphere, occurs from January 18 through January 25.
This year's theme, "Has Christ Been Divided?" is drawn from the opening chapter of Paul's first letter to the Corinthians. An ecumenical group of Christian leaders in Canada have prepared this year's resources for the 2014 week of prayer, complete with devotional materials for the week (which begin on page 20).
I hope that you will take this opportunity to join with Christians around the world in praying for unity in Christ's church. We will have a couple of special moments in worship on Sunday as part of this week of prayer.
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