Daily reflection _ unity among all

UNITY AMONG ALL
a unity that builds, brings it all together, and doesn't divide.
Deacon John Ruscheinsky
In today's Gospel of John, Jesus says these words in prayer: "I have given them the glory you gave Me, so that they may be one, as We are one."
Today the Church honors St. Ephrem, deacon and Doctor of the Church. Ephrem composed his teaching in poetry and song. He's been called the Dante of the Fourth Century and the Harp of the Spirit, and is credited with making the hymn an integral part of Christian worship. Though the melodies are lost, the text for four hundred of Ephrem's hymns still exists. His sympathies have been identified in modern terms as ecological, feminist, and healing. He had a true passion in his heart for God's people to bring them to have much joy in God's goodness, showing us how to go deeper in our relationship with our heavenly Father!
Jesus' prayer was intended to bring unity among all, and Christ Jesus is praying for you and me and for each person who believes in Him through His Word which has been passed down from one generation of believers to the next. Yet His prayer takes us deeper than formal arrangements and agreements between churches and ecclesial bodies. It is a prayer for unity among Christians, a deeper unity between us and our heavenly Father the Son and the Holy Spirit, "so that they may all be one, as You, Father, are in Me and I in You." It's a unity that builds, brings it all together, and doesn't divide.
In the responsorial psalm we acclaim, "Keep me safe, O God; You are my hope. You show us the path to life, fullness of joys in Your presence" (Ps 16: 11).
Jesus Christ has reconciled us all in one Body, all for the love of God!