\nother Christians around the world during the Week of Prayer for Christian
\nUnity<\/a>. We do this work of prayer as an education in hope for spiritual and actual Christian unity realizing that the Holy Spirit is the only one capable of bring unity among various groups of Christians. The proposal for a week of prayer was initiated in the USA by Franciscans of the Atonement<\/a> Father Paul
\nWattson and it is held from January 18 – 25. Today the observance is international in scope.<\/p>\n
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\nWorld Mission Conference<\/a> in Edinburgh, Scotland, marked the beginnings of the
\nmodern ecumenical movement.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nChristian Unity, the Commission on Faith and Order<\/a> and the Pontifical Council for
\nPromoting Christian Unity<\/a>, invited the Scottish churches to prepare this year’s
\ntheme. <\/span>They suggested: “You are
\nwitnesses of these things<\/b>” (Luke 24:48).<\/p>\n
\ncommunity of faith those reconciled with God and in Christ, “You are witness of
\nthese things<\/b>“–witness to the truth of the power of salvation in Jesus Christ
\nwho will also make real his prayer,
\n<\/span>“That all may be one…so the world may believe.” *Witness gives praise
\nto the Presence who gives us the gift of life and resurrection; by knowing how
\nto share the story of our faith with others; by recognizing that God is at work
\nin our lives; by giving thanks for the faith we have received; by confessing
\nChrist’s victory over all suffering; by seeking to always be more faithful to
\nthe Word of God; by growing in faith, hope and love; and by offering
\nhospitality and knowing how to receive it when it is offered to us.<\/p>\n
\nto observe the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity are available from the
\nGraymoor Ecumenical and Interreligious Institute<\/a>, a ministry of the Franciscan Friars
\nof the Atonement<\/a>.<\/p>\n