Dear Church,
We are thankful for those who are participating with God and with their communities to extend friendship, and a sense of co-belonging with refugees and newly settled Canadians.
Today's prayer summit included reflection from Ephesians 2, where we are reminded of how God is the one who brings us together, meant to demonstrate peace to our communities and society at large.
But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ. For he himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, by setting aside in his flesh the law with its commands and regulations. His purpose was to create in himself one new humanity out of the two, thus making peace, and in one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross, by which he put to death their hostility. He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near. For through him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.
(Ephesians 2: 13-17, NIV)
As you consider how God may be prompting you to participate with Him, we we hope the stories of this week help you consider the invitation that God is giving each of us to extend a sense of co-belonging to those around us.
