Welcome to day 8 of our reflections in the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Today’s reader is Naomi Dornan. Please watch each video, and reflect when we hear music. There are points to ponder and questions/go and do actions at the end.
Growing into Christ
Verse for the Day
‘The gifts he gave were … for building up the body of Christ, until all of us come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to maturity, to the measure of the full stature of Christ’ (Ephesians 4:11-13).
Scripture Passages
Proverbs 9:10
Psalm 119:97-103
Mark 12:28–34a
Prayer
May I rise with You, Light of the World,
called to bring grace and mercy.
May I journey in the wake of Your Spirit,
called towards righteousness and peace.
May I rest with the hope of good things
in the places of Your creation that You, O God, call me to bring healing.
May we all, with courage and joy,
work faithfully for the coming of Your kingdom.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
Now and always and unto the ages of ages.
Amen.
Questions
- Personal: Where have you experienced ‘stretching’ as you strive for the full stature of Christ? Reflect on what you learned.
- Local: Who do we need to stretch us a bit more in our loving and serving in our local context?
- Global: Who do we need to journey with to stretch us in our loving and serving in a national and global context?
Go and Do
Global: Find something culturally distant and uncomfortable for you and engage and learn from it.
Personal: Reflect on where you are afraid to go. Have a conversation with someone you trust about discipleship opportunities that feel challenging.
Local: Find a group or local activity that stretches your faith and service, and learn a bit more by engaging with them.
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