{"id":5134,"date":"2025-01-16T15:09:45","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T20:09:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/?page_id=5134"},"modified":"2026-04-17T22:53:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T02:53:38","slug":"unity2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/unity2025\/","title":{"rendered":"A Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-theme-light-gray-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-94e519ba wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-cbe57604 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e0082cf6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-theme-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a4ab88e1d970c8b461bdf447ee575e49\"><strong>January 18-25, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>@media only screen and (max-width: 600px) {.gb-6a2214d6d80cb{font-size: 56px!important;}}<\/style>\n<h1 class=\"gb-6a2214d6d80cb wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:clamp(33.419px, 2.089rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 2.828), 60px);\"><strong>A Week of Prayer for Christian Unity<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-base-font-size\">The theme \u201cDo You Believe?\u201d is based on Jesus\u2019 conversation with Martha in John 11: \u201cI am the resurrection and the life.&nbsp;Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-font-size\">The theme was chosen in recognition of the 1700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea (325), at which the words \u201cI believe\u201d were chosen to anchor the Creed as an instrument of universal Christian unity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-base-font-size\">Over these eight days, the members of the Christian Unity and Interreligious Relationships (CUIR) committee will share a series of devotions based on the statements in the Nicene Creed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#devos\">Read the Daily Devotions<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-theme-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-db32e940 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:20px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center gb-white-text has-theme-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ebfafd6dba828674bb96811e7c0363b9\"><strong>Subscribe Today!<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Sign up to receive these devotionals each morning during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. 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);\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gb-layout-columns-1 one-column gb-columns-center alignfull\" style=\"padding-top:5em;padding-right:1em;padding-bottom:5em;padding-left:1em\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-2 gb-is-responsive-column\" style=\"max-width:1200px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"devos\" style=\"font-size:clamp(25.984px, 1.624rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.917), 44px);\"><strong>Daily Devotions<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Devotions from members of the Christian Unity and Interreligious Relationships (CUIR) committee. To learn more about this ecumenical week, check out this document from the World Council of Churches, <a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/2025_WPCU_15052024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;To Those Organizing the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.&#8221;<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-spacer-divider gb-divider-size-1\"><hr style=\"height:40px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"columns-3 wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-6d3fbd8f wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-5239 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-stories tag-christian-formation tag-christian-unity-interreligious-relationships tag-cuir-devo tag-unity\">\n<figure class=\"gpb-rounded-lg wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/2025\/01\/week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity-day-8\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1438\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/PhotoByAlbinHillert_20191004_AH1_2209-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Week of Prayer for Christian Unity &#8211; Day 8\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/PhotoByAlbinHillert_20191004_AH1_2209-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/PhotoByAlbinHillert_20191004_AH1_2209-720x405.jpg 720w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/PhotoByAlbinHillert_20191004_AH1_2209-1440x809.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/PhotoByAlbinHillert_20191004_AH1_2209-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/PhotoByAlbinHillert_20191004_AH1_2209-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/PhotoByAlbinHillert_20191004_AH1_2209-2048x1150.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/2025\/01\/week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity-day-8\/\" target=\"_self\" >Week of Prayer for Christian Unity &#8211; Day 8<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:14px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-01-25T07:47:00-05:00\">January 25, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Miles Baker Hunt, Day 8: Praying the final verse of the Nicene Creed, we confess our true belief in the unity to which Christ calls us as he prayed his priestly prayer of John 17: that indeed, \u201cthey will be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. I pray&hellip; <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/2025\/01\/week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity-day-8\/\">Continue Reading\u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-5230 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-stories tag-christian-formation tag-christian-unity-interreligious-relationships tag-cuir-devo tag-unity\">\n<figure class=\"gpb-rounded-lg wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/2025\/01\/week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity-day-7\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1438\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/PhotoByAlbinHillert_20191004_AH1_2209-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Week of Prayer for Christian Unity &#8211; Day 7\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/PhotoByAlbinHillert_20191004_AH1_2209-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/PhotoByAlbinHillert_20191004_AH1_2209-720x405.jpg 720w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/PhotoByAlbinHillert_20191004_AH1_2209-1440x809.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/PhotoByAlbinHillert_20191004_AH1_2209-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/PhotoByAlbinHillert_20191004_AH1_2209-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/PhotoByAlbinHillert_20191004_AH1_2209-2048x1150.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/2025\/01\/week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity-day-7\/\" target=\"_self\" >Week of Prayer for Christian Unity &#8211; Day 7<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:14px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-01-24T07:30:00-05:00\">January 24, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Katy Medinas-Lockley, Day 7: On this second to last day in the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, we profess the Holy Spirit: the third member of the Triune God. The Nicene Creed describes the Holy Katy Medinas, Day 7: Spirit as \u201cthe giver of life.\u201d An image comes to mind of a baby taking&hellip; <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/2025\/01\/week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity-day-7\/\">Continue Reading\u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-5225 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-stories tag-christian-formation tag-christian-unity-interreligious-relationships tag-cuir-devo\">\n<figure class=\"gpb-rounded-lg wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/2025\/01\/week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity-day-6\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1438\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/PhotoByAlbinHillert_20191004_AH1_2209-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Week of Prayer for Christian Unity &#8211; Day 6\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/PhotoByAlbinHillert_20191004_AH1_2209-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/PhotoByAlbinHillert_20191004_AH1_2209-720x405.jpg 720w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/PhotoByAlbinHillert_20191004_AH1_2209-1440x809.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/PhotoByAlbinHillert_20191004_AH1_2209-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/PhotoByAlbinHillert_20191004_AH1_2209-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/PhotoByAlbinHillert_20191004_AH1_2209-2048x1150.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/2025\/01\/week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity-day-6\/\" target=\"_self\" >Week of Prayer for Christian Unity &#8211; Day 6<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:14px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-01-23T07:30:00-05:00\">January 23, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Roderic L. Mullen, Day 6: There is a wonderful old icon from the sixth century, still kept at Mt. Sinai. Several feet tall, as ancient icons often are, it shows Christ robed in majesty with a halo around his head and looking with interest directly at the viewer. In his left hand he holds a&hellip; <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/2025\/01\/week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity-day-6\/\">Continue Reading\u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-5191 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-stories tag-christian-formation tag-christian-unity-interreligious-relationships tag-cuir-devo tag-unity\">\n<figure class=\"gpb-rounded-lg wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/2025\/01\/week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity-day-5\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1438\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/PhotoByAlbinHillert_20191004_AH1_2209-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Week of Prayer for Christian Unity &#8211; Day 5\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/PhotoByAlbinHillert_20191004_AH1_2209-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/PhotoByAlbinHillert_20191004_AH1_2209-720x405.jpg 720w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/PhotoByAlbinHillert_20191004_AH1_2209-1440x809.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/PhotoByAlbinHillert_20191004_AH1_2209-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/PhotoByAlbinHillert_20191004_AH1_2209-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/PhotoByAlbinHillert_20191004_AH1_2209-2048x1150.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/2025\/01\/week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity-day-5\/\" target=\"_self\" >Week of Prayer for Christian Unity &#8211; Day 5<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:14px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-01-22T07:30:00-05:00\">January 22, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Seyun Hwang, Day 5:\u00a0Have you ever recited a creed and felt that the words seemed routine rather than meaningful? That happened to me one Sunday morning. As the phrase \u201cunder Pontius Pilate\u201d rolled off my tongue, I had to pause.\u00a0Why do I often name this Roman governor in passing\u2014this hand of imperial power that played&hellip; <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/2025\/01\/week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity-day-5\/\">Continue Reading\u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-5147 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-stories tag-christian-formation tag-christian-unity-interreligious-relationships tag-cuir-devo tag-unity\">\n<figure class=\"gpb-rounded-lg wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/2025\/01\/week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity-day-4\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1438\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/PhotoByAlbinHillert_20191004_AH1_2209-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Week of Prayer for Christian Unity &#8211; Day 4\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/PhotoByAlbinHillert_20191004_AH1_2209-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/PhotoByAlbinHillert_20191004_AH1_2209-720x405.jpg 720w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/PhotoByAlbinHillert_20191004_AH1_2209-1440x809.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/PhotoByAlbinHillert_20191004_AH1_2209-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/PhotoByAlbinHillert_20191004_AH1_2209-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/PhotoByAlbinHillert_20191004_AH1_2209-2048x1150.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/2025\/01\/week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity-day-4\/\" target=\"_self\" >Week of Prayer for Christian Unity &#8211; Day 4<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:14px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-01-21T08:00:00-05:00\">January 21, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Roderic L. Mullen, Day 4:\u00a0The words of the wonderful Christmas hymn, \u201cOnce in Royal David\u2019s City,\u201d echo in my mind as I write this meditation. What does it mean to say with the hymn, \u201che came down to earth from heaven?\u201d When we picture the babe in a manger, \u201clittle, weak and helpless,\u201d it is&hellip; <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/2025\/01\/week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity-day-4\/\">Continue Reading\u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-5145 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-stories tag-christian-formation tag-christian-unity-interreligious-relationships tag-cuir-devo tag-unity\">\n<figure class=\"gpb-rounded-lg wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/2025\/01\/week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity-day-3\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1438\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/PhotoByAlbinHillert_20191004_AH1_2209-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Week of Prayer for Christian Unity &#8211; Day 3\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/PhotoByAlbinHillert_20191004_AH1_2209-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/PhotoByAlbinHillert_20191004_AH1_2209-720x405.jpg 720w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/PhotoByAlbinHillert_20191004_AH1_2209-1440x809.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/PhotoByAlbinHillert_20191004_AH1_2209-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/PhotoByAlbinHillert_20191004_AH1_2209-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/PhotoByAlbinHillert_20191004_AH1_2209-2048x1150.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/2025\/01\/week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity-day-3\/\" target=\"_self\" >Week of Prayer for Christian Unity &#8211; Day 3<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:14px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-01-20T08:16:00-05:00\">January 20, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Shawn Blackwelder, Day 3: As the Council of Nicaea sought to bring about unity in the Church, the primary obstacle was the existence of differing beliefs about the nature of Christ. Was it homoiousios, as Arius argued, that the Father and the Son were of a similar nature and essence, or was it the belief&hellip; <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/2025\/01\/week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity-day-3\/\">Continue Reading\u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-5142 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-stories tag-christian-formation tag-christian-unity-interreligious-relationships tag-cuir-devo tag-unity\">\n<figure class=\"gpb-rounded-lg wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/2025\/01\/week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity-day-2\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1438\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/PhotoByAlbinHillert_20191004_AH1_2209-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Week of Prayer for Christian Unity &#8211; Day 2\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/PhotoByAlbinHillert_20191004_AH1_2209-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/PhotoByAlbinHillert_20191004_AH1_2209-720x405.jpg 720w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/PhotoByAlbinHillert_20191004_AH1_2209-1440x809.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/PhotoByAlbinHillert_20191004_AH1_2209-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/PhotoByAlbinHillert_20191004_AH1_2209-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/PhotoByAlbinHillert_20191004_AH1_2209-2048x1150.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/2025\/01\/week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity-day-2\/\" target=\"_self\" >Week of Prayer for Christian Unity &#8211; Day 2<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:14px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-01-19T08:05:00-05:00\">January 19, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Rob Licht, Day 2: According to the Book of Genesis, the creation of heaven and earth\u00a0begins in darkness, the kind of darkness that defies being named. It is the darkness before darkness, a darkness without form or substance, a fathomless deep, a cavernous void that doesn\u2019t know whether it is or it isn\u2019t. The historic&hellip; <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/2025\/01\/week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity-day-2\/\">Continue Reading\u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-5139 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-stories tag-christian-formation tag-christian-unity-interreligious-relationships tag-cuir-devo tag-unity\">\n<figure class=\"gpb-rounded-lg wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/2025\/01\/week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity-day-1\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1438\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/PhotoByAlbinHillert_20191004_AH1_2209-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Week of Prayer for Christian Unity &#8211; Day 1\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/PhotoByAlbinHillert_20191004_AH1_2209-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/PhotoByAlbinHillert_20191004_AH1_2209-720x405.jpg 720w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/PhotoByAlbinHillert_20191004_AH1_2209-1440x809.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/PhotoByAlbinHillert_20191004_AH1_2209-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/PhotoByAlbinHillert_20191004_AH1_2209-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/PhotoByAlbinHillert_20191004_AH1_2209-2048x1150.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/2025\/01\/week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity-day-1\/\" target=\"_self\" >Week of Prayer for Christian Unity &#8211; Day 1<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:14px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-01-18T08:03:00-05:00\">January 18, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Shawn Blackwelder, Day 1: The Shema, a daily prayer and affirmation of faith for our Jewish siblings that has been shared with us, gives an important reminder in a polytheistic world. Depending on the translation you read, it may say, \u201cThe LORD is our God, the LORD alone,\u201d or \u201cOur God is the LORD! Only&hellip; <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/2025\/01\/week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity-day-1\/\">Continue Reading\u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 18-25, 2025 A Week of Prayer for Christian Unity The theme \u201cDo You Believe?\u201d is based on Jesus\u2019 conversation with Martha in John 11: \u201cI am the resurrection and 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