Unity

In the last few days I've had so many different conversations about unity within the Body of Christ with so many different people. The issue just seems to be popping up all over the place. Right now, there are churches all over the world participating in One Prayer. This morning I was speaking to someone at another local church about the possibility of participating in Faith In Action.

There seems to a movement of the Spirit towards unity. We've seen different movements within the Body of Christ before. Sometimes, they're fads that direct the style of how we do church. Sometimes they're directly from the Holy Spirit. I certainly can't predict the consequences of One Prayer and Faith In Action, but I know God will bless those whose hearts are in the right place.

Locally, we're seeing an emphasis on unity within the Body of Christ that goes beyond just words. I spoke to three pastors yesterday about the very issue of yesterday's blog post. Racial reconciliation is a big first step.

Christ In Culpeper's monthly prayer gatherings and community service events are still another example of Christians in our community who want to see unity within the Body. People from different churches, cultures and denominational backgrounds are coming together in unity to pray for and serve our community. For example, the opportunity that is coming on July 4 when churches and ministries from around the community will gather together and host a carnival area with games at Yowell Meadow Park. We'll forego the promotion of our individual churches and ministries and wear t-shirts with "Jesus" in bold letters on our chest. The theme of the outreach is "Jesus: the Name above all names".