A Prayer for the Headlines for Wednesday, January 18th

Good Morning, God, On some of our calendars today marks the beginning of the "Week of Prayer for Christian Unity." A "Week of Prayer for Christian Unity," Lord? Isn't this an oxymoron? Isn't it by definition of the word "Christian" that those who profess to be "Christians" are "united"? We certainly ought to be, right, Lord? Christians, by definition, ought all to believe in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior in the same way. Christians, by definition, ought all to believe in the entire Bible in the same way as Your word that is all about the Word, Jesus Christ. Christians, by definition, ought all to believe that being Christian results in living a certain lifestyle, behaving in a certain way, and serving others in the world, right, Lord? Well, perhaps, Christians can be united in the need for prayer, that Christ did come for the salvation of the world, that through belief in him a person can have eternal life, and that we are called to love you, God, and our neighbors as ourselves. In Jesus' name, Amen.