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Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2020

DAY 4 OF 8

Trust: Do not be afraid, believe

Reflection

In the midst of the tempest Paul’s encouragement and hope contradicted the fear and despair of his fellow travellers. Our common call to be disciples of Jesus Christ entails being a sign of contradiction. In a world riven with anxieties, we are called to stand as witnesses to hope by placing our trust in God’s loving providence. Christian experience shows us that God writes straight on crooked lines, and we know, against all odds, we will not drown or be lost. Because God’s steadfast love endures for ever.

Prayer

Almighty God,

our personal suffering leads us to cry out in pain

and we shrink in fear when we experience sickness, anxiety

or the death of loved ones.

Teach us to trust you.

May the churches we belong to be signs of your providential care.

Make us true disciples of your Son

who taught us to listen to your word

and to serve one another.

In confidence we ask this in the name of your Son,

and in the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

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About this Plan

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2020

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). “They showed us unusual kindness” - that's what the Apostle Paul said about the people of Malta after his ship sank off their coast. This statement has inspired the focus for 2020, prepared in Malta: hospitality to the stranger.

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We would like to thank World Council Of Churches for providing this plan. For more information, please visit: http://oikoumene.org/week-of-prayer