2023 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity - January 18 – 25
Theme: Do good; seek justice
A sudden reversal - a young mother, a PSW in Toronto, was nearly separated from her child, until she went public about her possible deportation and garnered a multitude of supporters. Today, January 7, Faftumah Najjuma has won her right for permanent residency in Canada. Such good news not only for this little family but for the energy rallying for systemic change.
Do good; seek justice - These basic values and actions are essential in all human relationships.
Christians who may have signed Faftumah’s petition or stood strong with her cause can’t be identified in the crowd or on the petition. But standing with and seeking justice are essential to the gospel of Jesus.
“standing with and seeking justice are essential to the gospel of Jesus. ”
From January 18 – 25 we will be praying for Christian unity and reflecting on the theme: Do good; seek justice. We may routinely align with a specific faith community, sometimes follow different liturgical calendars, or find our preference in different styles of Christian music, but our common call is the gospel. May the intention of this week of focused prayer move us locally to seek together the ways of justice.
“God is leading us in the path of unity through our acts of justice”
A perusal of websites of our denominational churches shows how God is leading us in the path of unity through our acts of justice. Let’s celebrate this spark of light, knowing that the long haul of unity is graced with the many steps of collaboration.
Sister Loretta Manzara, CSJ