Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Begins!

Seattle University is closed today, due to extreme winter conditions.  So on this first day of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, when we had prepared to meet around the font in the Chapel of St. Ignatius and celebrate our baptism into the one, mystical body of Christ, the basis upon which we can claim our Unity, we were all scattered around the greater Seattle area, hopefully safe and warm in our homes.

However, we have been busy.  The School of Theology and Ministry has set up a webpage for information about our observance with links the World Council of Churches Week of Prayer resources.  Today we posted reflections based on the themes for the eight days of this observance, written by faculty, staff and students at the School of Theology and Ministry.  Please take a moment and visit this site, print off the reflections or bookmark the site and visit each day to join us in our observance.  If you have comments, you can make them here or send them to cherryj2@seattleu.edu.  We look forward to interacting with you during and after this week.

http://weekofprayer.us/

Each day during this week we will post the theme, prayer and questions prepared by the group in Poland along with a reflection of the day’s theme from members of the School of Theology and Ministry community, faculty, staff and students.  Stop by each day to read and reflect together with us.

Eight Days reflecting on our change in Christ

Over the coming week we are invited to enter more deeply into our faith that we will all be changed through the victory of our Lord Jesus Christ. The biblical readings, commentaries, prayers and questions for reflection, all explore different aspects of what this means for the lives of Christians and their unity with one another, in and for today’s world. We begin by contemplating the Christ who serves, and our journey takes us to the final celebration of Christ’s reign, by way of His cross and resurrection: