Prayer and Ecumenism

At the core of ecumenism is prayer. After all, ecumenism really began and begins because of Jesus’ prayer in John 17:21 in which he prayed “that they may all be one.” The World Council of Churches is one of the organizations that acknowledge this fact with relevance to prayer. Moreover, the WCC has a prayer cycle on their website which in my opinion is a great idea for all to follow as prayer guide. The following is a statement from their website’s prayer section.

"At the very heart of the ecumenical movement is the reality of prayer. Jesus prayed that we may all be one, united in God in the mystery of the Trinity. That is the basis and the goal of our search for unity."

This is just a simple post on the importance of prayer in ecumenism, and I think this foregoing statement definitely hits the nail on the head. Perhaps one day soon we will all be praying the same prayer as Jesus, so that indeed we may all be one. Blessings and thank you for reading my blog!

Below is the link to the WCC’s prayer cycle, if you wish to visit the site and use it as a prayer guide, I think it would be a wonderful idea.  

In God's Hands: The Ecumenical Prayer Cycle — World Council of Churches







Source:

http://www.oikoumene.org/en.