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“That they all may be one”
In one of the most tumultuous moments in history, Christ Jesus was taken away by his adversaries to be tried and crucified. Just before that, he prayed to God that his disciples “may be one.” Yet Jesus’ loving concern didn’t stop there. He continued to widen his prayer to include all humanity: “I pray not for them alone, but also for those who will believe on me through their preaching: that they all may be one, as you, Father, are in me, and I in you; that they may also be one in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me” (John 17:20, 21, New Matthew Bible).
During turbulent times before and after elections, and in the midst of other times of mental and physical unrest in our own countries and in the world, we can lean on and trust Jesus’ prayer for all humanity—that we may be, and truly are, one. This oneness is the will of our universal and infinitely good God, and the power of understanding God’s goodness was proved by Jesus when the crucifixion was followed by his resurrection.
Understanding that God is good, and the only cause, enables us to better discern what it is that unites us. Each of us is spiritual, one with God, who is Spirit, and we each innately express the goodness of God. This expression of God in our lives takes form in qualities such as love, wisdom, and intelligence. These qualities increase our awareness of God’s all-inclusive presence and enable us to recognize these attributes in others. And sometimes it works the other way around, too: As we see spiritual substance or light expressed in another, we recognize the same light in ourselves!
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