United In Spirit And Truth

 Generations of yet unborn men and women who would trust in Christ for the redemption of their sins, are those for whom the Lord Jesus prayed. He prayed for our unity in the Spirit. Christ desired that the Church, which is His Body, be unified in spirit and truth, "that they may be one, even as We are One."  
 Unity in the body of Christ does not demand institutional unification, which is the seed-bed for a profusion of doctrinal heresies and false teachings. Unity in the Body is the Spirit of Christ's love within. It is the love of God dwelling within. It is the peace of God that passes understanding permeating out to others from the Holy Spirit.
 It is considering the needs of others before our own. It is where our responsibility towards God becomes the bedrock of our being and the core of our Christianity. It is the spirit of obedience to Christ, a zeal for God, and a jealousy for the truth of God's Word. It is a sharing, in love, of our common commitment to carry out the will of our heavenly Father, for His praise and glory. 
 As Christians, we are God's ambassadors on earth who we have the privilege and responsibility to be His hands and His feet, His eyes and His ears, His heart and His voice, as we share His gospel of hope to those that are lost in trespasses and dead in their sins.  In His grace, Christ prayed that we would be United In Spirit And Truth, with the same unselfish, godly compassion and concern for others that He has for us.
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.

Our United Prayer:
Heavenly Father, thank You for this amazing insight into the heart of Christ as He offers up this earnest prayer about unity in the Body of Christ. We pray that our lives would be, in a small part, an answer to that prayer so that others may see our lives and glorify our Father in heaven. We pray that through our witnessing, many may be drawn into an even closer relationship with Christ - our God and our Redeemer, in Whose name we Pray, AMEN.