Thought for the Week: Living in unity

Michael Wright considers the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

by Michael Wright 20th January 2012

‘How very good and pleasant it is when kindred live together in unity’  - Psalm 133 It is, indeed, very good and pleasant. We find our-selves enriched so often by sharing common worship with Christians from different traditions. The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (18-25 January) is one time when Christians from different denominations concentrate on what it is we have in common, rather than on what it is that keeps us separate. However, when we talk with other Christians of our ideas of God, we so often experience a certain tension. Our attempts to put into words our understanding of the divine Spirit, of God, or of Jesus, can cause difficulties between us.