Thursday, April 6: Scripture – John 17:20-24
20 “I ask not only on behalf of these, but also on behalf of those who will believe in me through their word,
21 that they may all be one. As you, Father, are in me and I am in you, may they also be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me.
22 The glory that you have given me I have given them, so that they may be one, as we are one,
23 I in them and you in me, that they may become completely one, so that the world may know that you have sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.
24 Father, I desire that those also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory, which you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world.
Prayer Focus: Today’s scripture jumps to Jesus’ prayer on the final night of his earthly life. He is praying that we all may be one. As the Father is in him and Jesus is in us, he prays that we might be one. Unity is a wonderful gift in and of itself, but the purpose of this unity is “so that the world may believe that the Father has sent Jesus.” By our unity, the world may know the truth about Jesus. Pray for our unity today – not just for our congregation but for the whole Christian community.
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