Unity?

““I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in me because of their testimony. My prayer for all of them is that they will be one, just as you and I are one, Father--that just as you are in me and I am in you, so they will be in us, and the world will believe you sent me. “I have given them the glory you gave me, so that they may be one, as we are-- I in them and you in me, all being perfected into one. Then the world will know that you sent me and will understand that you love them as much as you love me.” John 17:20-23, NLT

Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy, Lord have mercy on me

Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy, Lord have mercy on us

Heal us LORD of our judgmentalism.

Heal us LORD of our egotism.

Heal us LORD—we are a bunch of control freaks.

Heal us LORD—we are more interested in getting our own feet washed, instead of washing another’s person’s feet.

Heal us LORD—we are confused; arrogant and we build our own kingdoms.

Heal us LORD—we are not very interested in laying down our lives for each other.

Heal us LORD—we have confused our local churches with the kingdom of God.

Heal us LORD—we are more concerned with the carpet colour than the sick, the lost, or the forsaken.

Heal us LORD—we are earthly minded.

Heal us LORD—we service our own edifices, our own little piece of the pie, and yet Your word is pretty clear—there is ONE church!

Heal us LORD—lost people get this—they keep asking, ‘What are there so many churches?”

Heal us LORD—we fight, send nasty emails, preach ugly sermons—against the church down the street!   

Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy, Lord have mercy on us

Heal us LORD—we act as though You have slipped off Your throne and asked for us to take over!

Heal us LORD—we pontificate, shoot our mouths off, and we bully people with our words and attitudes.

Heal us LORD—You love the unlovely—we love the rich and influential. 

Heal us LORD—of our sins.

Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy, Lord have mercy on us

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