A Prayer for Christian Unity

Almighty God, you prayed that we might be one as you and the Father are one. While united by your Holy Spirit, we often divide ourselves by our own unwilling spirits. We say that we are Roman Catholic or Baptist or whatever the case may be, may we always proclaim that we are Christian first and our denominational tribe second. May we not neglect important matters of disagreement, but even more may we unite together in common witness to our communities and countries.

You are our Lord, instead of bickering with each other or letting areas of disagreement divide us, let us join hands in every way we can. The world needs concrete expressions of your gracious love more than it needs church versions of petty politics and power plays. We are called to witness to a different way of living, a different way of disagreeing and a different way of being human. Let it begin with me, let it begin with my local church, let it begin now, in Jesus’ name. Amen.