God Has a Dream

  On the national Mall today there is a commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and the famous "I have a dream" speech by Martin Luther King.  Dr. King had a big dream, but God's dream is bigger still.
  God's dream is contained in Jesus' prayer,  "that all may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you.  May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me.  I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one; I in them and you in me.  May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me" (John 17:21-23).

  For reflection:  Have I bought into God's dream?  What am I doing to bring it about?
  Let us pray.  Jesus, we join our prayer with yours today - that we may all be one even as you and the Father are one.

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