Week Of Prayer For Christian Unity 2019Exemplo

The Lord is my light and my salvation

Reflection 

Throughout the eight days of this Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, the daily reflections have considered many difficult situations facing the world today, including greed, violence, exclusion, exploitation, poverty, pollution, hunger and trafficking. Churches in Indonesia are conscious of these issues as challenges facing all Christians. They recognise and confess that some of these sins have tainted the lives of their churches too, wounding their unity and diminishing their witness to the world. At the same time, they recognise as well the many promising instances of churches coming together to witness to their unity in Christ.[1] Christians in other parts of the world can name many other examples from their own situations. 

Day by day, year by year, and especially during this Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Christians join together for common prayer, professing their common baptismal faith, listening for God’s voice in the Scriptures and praying together for unity in Christ’s body. In doing so, they recognise that the Holy Trinity is the source of all unity and that Jesus is the light of the world, who promises the light of life to those who follow him. The many injustices in the world frequently sadden or anger them. But they do not lose hope, they move to action. Because the Lord is their light and their salvation and the stronghold of their lives, they do not fear.

Prayer

God our Sustainer, 

we praise you for your loving kindness, 

for upholding us in times of trial, 

and showing us your light in times of darkness.

Transform our lives so that we may be a blessing for others. 

Help us to live unity in diversity as a witness to your communion,

Father, Son and Holy Spirit, 

one God now and forever. Amen.