Words from Andrea Bianchi; Newsletter Editor; ChristianityToday.com:

“It was one of Jesus' most ambitious—and, thus far, unanswered—prayers.

‘I pray for those who will believe in me, … that all of them may be one,’ he asked the Father.” (John 17: 18-22; “As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world. For them I sanctify myself, that they too may be truly sanctified. My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message. That 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. I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one.”)

“Yet we're hardly unified, often too quick to condemn those who don't adhere to our exact beliefs or practices. And while defending the core elements of our faith is imperative, we sometimes shoot too hastily at those we've misidentified as enemies.”

Words from Brenda:

We are believers in Christ!! This alone should UNITE US! We should strive to be one with each other as Christ is with the Father. Let’s recognize who we are in Christ. Let’s claim Our Identity in Christ!!

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