“ONE BREAD, ONE BODY” - One Bread, One Body, 11/09/2024

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Saturday, November 9, 2024, Dedication of the Lateran Basilica

Ezekiel 47:1-2, 8-9, 12
1 Corinthians 3:9-11, 16-17
Psalm 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9
John 2:13-22
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"ONE BREAD, ONE BODY"
"The temple of God is holy, and you are that temple."—1 Corinthians 3:17

Today we celebrate the anniversary of the dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome, which is considered the mother church of Christianity. Today we remember that there is only one Church because “there is but one body and one Spirit, just as there is but one hope given all of you by your call. There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all” (Eph 4:4-6).

Jesus prayed “that all may be one as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; I pray that they may be [one] in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me” (Jn 17:21). God’s plan of salvation is “to bring all things in the heavens and on earth into one under Christ’s headship” (Eph 1:10).

Unity in Christ is necessary for the fulfillment of God’s plan for world evangelization. We have grown accustomed to centuries of disunity, thousands of denominations, and a debilitated Christianity. Many Christians have forgotten that Jesus is praying for His family to be one. Many have ceased even to want to be Church by God’s standards. We must repent, be reconciled, and be one as the Father and Son are One (see 1 Cor 1:10).

Prayer: Father, may we repent and accept the Holy Spirit of unity (Eph 4:3).

Promise: "No one can lay a foundation other than the one that has been laid, namely Jesus Christ." —1 Cor 3:11

Praise: St. John the Baptizer humbly recognized at the apex of his ministry that it was time for him to decrease (Jn 3:30) and Jesus to increase. He even sent two of his best disciples away to follow Jesus (Jn 1:36ff).

(For a related teaching on Introduction to Small Christian Communities, view, download or order our booklet or listen to, download or order our AV 76-1 and AV 76-3 on our website.)

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