Have you ever considered how remarkable it is the Jesus prays for us to be unified as one just before He was betrayed and began to suffer for our sins? Facing the greatest trial, Jesus was passionate about us loving each other as God the Father loves the Son. He prayed that we would be so united that our relationships would be a reflection of the relationship between God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. This week we will celebrate Communion together and explore what it means to be one and the promise that when we live as one, the world will believe that God the Father sent Jesus and that He is Savior and Lord. There is a direct connection between the unity of the body of Christ and the fulfillment of the Great Commission to take the good news to all peoples. John 17:20-21 20 "I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, 21 that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me.