Logótipo YouVersion
Ícone de pesquisa

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2021Exemplo

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2021

Dia 1 de 8

Called by God

“You did not choose me but I chose you”

(Jn 15:16a)

  

Gen 12:1-4 The call of Abraham
Jn 1:35-51  The call of the first disciples

The start of the journey is an encounter between a human being and God, between the created and the Creator, between time and eternity.

Abraham heard the call: “Go to the land I will show you”. Like Abraham, we are called to leave that which is familiar and go to the place that God has prepared in the depths of our hearts. Along the way, we become more and more ourselves, the people God has wanted us to be from the beginning. And by following the call that is addressed to us, we become a blessing for our loved ones, our neighbors, and the world. 

The love of God seeks us. God became human in Jesus, in whom we encounter the gaze of God. In our lives, as in the Gospel of John, God’s call is heard in different ways. Touched by his love, we set out. In this encounter, we walk a path of transformation - the bright beginning of a relationship of love that is always started anew. 

One day you understood that, without your being aware of it, a yes had already been inscribed in your innermost depths. And so you chose to go forward in the footsteps of Christ….

In silence in the presence of Christ, you heard him say, “Come, follow me; I will give you a place to rest your heart.” 

The Sources of Taizé (2000) p. 52

Prayer

Jesus Christ,
you seek us, you wish to offer us your friendship 

and lead us to a life that is ever more complete. 

Grant us the confidence to answer your call 

so that we may be transformed 

and become witnesses of your tenderness for the world.  

Dia 2

Sobre este plano

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2021

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is a yearly reminder of Jesus’ prayer for his disciples that “they may be one so that the world may believe” (see John 17.21). The theme in 2021, “Abide in my love and you shall bear much fruit” (John 15:5-9) was prepared by the Sisters of Grandchamp in Switzerland. Join our journey of prayer! May it bear fruits of reconciliation and solidarity.

More