This coming Thursday in homes like mine, located along the Grand Strand, people will meet to reflect and pray. Some will celebrate the history of the upcoming seder, take communion, and reflect of the history of Christ’s prayer for oneness.
Known to some as Maundy Thursday, it falls every year on the Thursday before Easter Sunday and is a day to remember the last words spoken by Jesus before his death and resurrection.
Jesus Prays for Oneness in the Garden of Gethsemane
In a poignant moment of reflection and spiritual connection, Jesus Christ was reported to have prayed for oneness in the Garden of Gethsemane.
Hours before being beaten and sentenced to death Jesus prayed, “I pray that they will all be one, just as you and I are one—as you are in me, Father, and I am in you. And may they be in us so that the world will believe you sent me. “I have given them the glory you gave me, so they may be one as we are one. I am in them and you are in me. May they experience such perfect unity that the world will know that you sent me and that you love them as much as you love me. Father, I want these whom you have given me to be with me where I am. Then they can see all the glory you gave me because you loved me even before the world began!”
Prayers for His Disciples:
Sources reveal that during this solemn prayer session, Jesus specifically prayed for his disciples. However, he also prayed for those who would follow. That prayer was for us living on the earth today.
His heartfelt petitions were said to be filled with love and protection for those who had responded by faith and stood by him through his ministry as well as those who would know and follow him in the years to come.
Prayers for Us:
Furthermore, witnesses claim that Jesus extended his prayers for unity and blessings to all believers around the world. His words were described as powerful and resonant, reaching out to embrace all who surrender to his Christ’s Lordship over their lives and believe that his death on the cross and resurrection from the grave are the key elements for eternal salvation.
This profound act of prayer sheds light on the deep compassion and spiritual significance that Jesus imparted to his followers in their time of need.
In our time of need because of the lawlessness across our land, in our time of need of access to be able to walk in God’s authority, and in our time of need to understand the purpose of our lives, this gift will be celebrated quietly house to house on Thursday night.
Oneness, under Christ’s Lordship, provides safety above and beyond any other hope.