Week of Prayer for Christian Unity - The Christian Mosaic

We have come from many places for a little while;
We have come with all our differences, seeking common ground;
We have come on journeys of our own, to a place where journeys meet.

The Iona Community

Sharing together this morning we discovered that this is true for our TFG community. Many of us have experience of other churches and Christian traditions and bring this with us to TFG.
Christian Unity, we discovered, is not about uniformity but about unity in diversity - each community worshiping and serving God as the people God has made them to be.

So as we work and pray for Christian unity the place to start is where we are - working and praying together with other Christians in the task of making the world a better place: working for peace, justice, environmental sustainablity, right relationships, mutual respect ...

Why not spend some time thinking back over your journey and thanking God for all that you bring with you to the TFG community and then thank God for all that others bring too ?

God, your Church is a mosaic of pieces, large and small,
Of many colours and shapes whose differences when blended
Make a thing of beauty not possible for one piece alone.
Help us to be trusting as you fit us together.
Grant us the grace not to find fault with our neighbours,
But hold on to them with genuine love,
Knowing that however ill-matched we may feel
We may become a perfect fit to you
Who sees the whole picture.