A Prayer for Unity

Prayer for Unity

"But you are ... a people set apart to sing the praises of God." 1 Peter 2:9

Good morning, brothers. Today is the Lord's Day! A day to celebrate and worship Him. All across the globe the body of Christ will be gathering together to worship HIM -- our Audience of One!

For the past two weekends we have had several hundreds of our Hispanic brothers and sisters here for our annual Hispanic Weekends. The fellowship has been sweet -- and what is amazing -- everything is in Spanish. I have no clue what they are saying. And the singing -- oh my! What a sweetness as they worship the Lord.

Even though I cannot understand what they are saying or singing, we are one in Christ. Unity was important to our Savior. There is a big need for unity in the body of Christ. Here is a powerful prayer for unity.

Our Father, we thank You for the privilege of being together at this time and in this place.

As Your people, we pray that Your love will unite us into a fellowship of discovery.

Cleanse us from everything that would sap our strength for togetherness.

Unravel the knots in our spirits.
Cleanse the errors of our minds.
Free us from the bondage of our negative imaginations.
Break down the barriers that sometimes keep us apart and cause us to drift along without a dream.

As we go from here --
Explode in us new possibilities for service.
Kindle within us the fires of Your compassion so that we may not wait too long to learn to love.

May we be a people of loving purposes --
Reaching out ...
Breaking walls ...
Building bridges ...
Let us be Your alleluia in a joyless, fragmented world.

In the name of Jesus, our Lord, we pray. Amen -- Champ Traylor

May it be the prayer of our hearts as we gather today to worship Him. May we put aside the pettiness that so often affects our worship. Make us one, Lord. -- Bill Welte is President and CEO of America's KESWICK

Digging Deeper: Proverbs 14; Deuteronomy 22-24; Mark 14:1-26

Dig This Quote: When you resort to shouting in conflict, you are reacting in the flesh. You have lost control of the only person you can control: yourself. Neil T. Anderson

Determined Digging: Level 1 -- Psalm 46:10; Level 2 -- Psalm 46:1-7