UNUSUAL KINDNESS - UNITY OCTAVE DAY 1

Saturday - January 18, 2020

CALL: RECONCILIATION

The WORD says...

Acts 27: 18-19, 21

“We were being pounded by the storm so violently that on the next day they began to throw the cargo overboard and on the third day with their own hands they threw the ship’s tackle overboard… Since they had been without food for a long time, Paul then stood up among them and said, “Men, you should have listened to me and not have set sail from Crete and thereby avoided this damage and loss.”

Let us PRAY...

Reconciling God,

as we feel the pain of past mistakes,

shy away and retreat to individual strongholds;

help us surrender

a false sense of who we are,

all that tethers us,

and all that we hold precious.

Bind us to humility and compassion,

as we learn together,

to receive from You,

abide in You and Your love. Amen

Let us REFLECT...

·      What are the important things we need to carry with us as we journey together towards unity?

·      What things might we need to let go of as we journey together towards unity? What challenges does that bring?

·      What are our shared hopes for our community? What might our common prayers for our community be?

What to DO...

Global: 

Be inspired to unity by the churches of South Sudan and their work for reconciliation.

Local: 

How might the churches in your area dialogue around the issues affecting your wider community? 

Personal: 

Seek reconciliation for a broken relationship in your life

[courtesy: www.ctbi.org.uk/weekofprayer]