On the final Sunday of Easter, it is appropriate that we remember Jesus’ prayer over his disciples. In this short passage of scripture, there is so much to analyze, but maybe it is easiest to focus on verse 11: And I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them in your name, which you have given me, that they may be one, even as we are one.
Unity is a common theme in scripture and the church. Still, when we look at the world today, it might be hard to find an authentic, unified community. It is Jesus’ prayer that we walk in unity, just as the Trinity works in unity. May his followers be one, as The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are one.
Being in unity does not mean we have lost our individuality. It does not mean we can’t recognize and shouldn’t strive for diversity in the church. Instead, the differences make the whole. Being in unity acknowledges that we need each other. We cannot do this alone. Jesus understands our need for unity in this prayer, and it is something I desperately want to capture today.
Notes:
Ancient-Future Time, by Robert E. Webber
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