Gathered in My Name<br/><br/>
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity will take place from January 22 to January 29 in Canada this year. This event marks the time when the whole world would pray together for ecumenism. The event was started by a Christian organization from Scotland in the 18th century. Since 1948, the World Council of Churches and the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity together have drafted the program for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity each year. In 1994, the Faith and Order Commission was established, which is now responsible for drafting the program for the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.<br/><br/>
The theme for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity this year 2006 is “Gathered in My Name”, which is an excerpt from the Book of Matthew Chapter 18 Verse 20: “For where two or three are gathered together in my name, I am there among them.”<br/><br/>
The first topic for contemplation is: “One Lord, one faith, one baptism.” (Ephesians 4:5)
The second topic for contemplation is: “You also ought to wash one another’s feet.” (John 13:14)
The third topic for contemplation is: “The Lord waits to be gracious to you.” (Isaiah 30:18)
The fourth topic for contemplation is: “Not seven times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven times.” (Matthew 18:22)
The fifth topic for contemplation is: “The Lord of hosts is with us.” (Psalm 46)
The sixth topic for contemplation is: “So it is not the will of your Father in heaven that one of these little ones should be lost.” (Matthew 18:14)
The seventh topic for contemplation is: “Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.” (Matthew 18:5)
The eighth topic for contemplation is: “On that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you.” (John 14:20)<br/><br/>
Let our love for one another keep Jesus in our midst.