To mark this year’s Annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, 18 to 25 January 2026, a prayer dating back to the third century.
Prayer
Lord, we pray for the unity of your Church.
Help us to see ourselves as rays from the one sun,
branches of a single tree,
and streams flowing from one river.
May we remain united to you and to each other,
because you are our common source of life;
and may we send out your light
and pour forth your flowing streams over all the earth,
drawing our inspiration and joy from you.
inspired by St Cyprian of Carthage (c. 200-258)
from The Book of a Thousand Prayers by Angela Ashwin, #527
From the blog
3 Prayers for Christian unity
Theme: Called into community [prayer sheet]
Plant us, root us, grow us