20"My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, 21that all of them may be one, Father, just as you 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. 22I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one: 23I in them and you in me. May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.
Jesus' prayer for all believers, john 17:20-23
Father we thank you for the prayers your son Jesus prayed for us, moments before He was arrested and nailed to the cross. God i thank you for the profound love Jesus has for all believers, captured in these prayers, that He would intercede on behalf of every believer in the past, for all of us today, and for years to come.
God i come before you today in agreement with the prayers Jesus prayed for us and the rest of your church today--that you would give us the spirit of unity. God, i'm asking once again for the spirit of unity, that as followers of Jesus we would be ones to value Jesus above all else, more than our differences.
God i bring before you your people, every follower of Jesus at UCSD, every Christian fellowship, and i'm asking that you will unite all of us. God, would we receive the spirit of humility as we set aside our differences, and recognize our common goal--to pursue Jesus. and though that may not mean forming one Christian fellowship on campus, God would we recognize that the desire for unity as lovers of Jesus is one that came from Jesus Himself. teach us to love and respect, serve and honor one another, as brothers and sisters in Christ, even when we disagree on ministry agendas or theology. help us to lean upon each other, and to learn from each other, in complete humility, so that we may stand stronger together.
God i'm asking this year for a spirit of prayer to unite your people. God i'm asking for a movement of unity that begins in the place of prayer--that prayer will bring people from different denominations and experiences together. God i'm asking for a day at UCSD when people from every fellowship, race, ethnicity, denomination will get down on or knees side-by-side in the place of prayer, always remembering that the agenda is ultimately Jesus.
God, give us the spirit of unity. where there is judgment, let there be humility. where there is conflict, let there be understanding. God, above all else, let love abound even more. let love abound.
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