Today, I Pray for Unity

                “Oh dear Lord, today I pray for unity. When we all unite under You and join our forces, our talents, our strengths, our thoughts, our prayers and our desires, we become one powerful force with You as our guide, and You as our source of energy and power. Oh dear Lord, when we join ourselves to Your blessed Sacred Heart, all together, we can affect change in this world of chaos and noise.

                “I think of a crowded room, everyone talking individually about their own interests with each other – it sounds like a buzzing noise with no distinct words standing out; maybe a laugh here and there but mostly it sounds like the buzzing of a bee hive. When you take these individuals and put them in groups, they start saying the same thing. Now we begin to hear individual words and phrases peppered throughout the room. Next, take all the people in the room, inflame their hearts with a passion for something – suddenly, they want to shout together to be heard. They look to each other and say, ‘Yes, Yes I agree.’ Now inflame them with a deep love for You, and a burning desire to please You permeates the whole room. With You fanning the fire in their hearts, they draw upon everyone’s strengths to fulfill one purpose of loving You. One person is pushed up front because of a beautiful singing voice. Some are pulled out to organize the group, some are singled out to orchestrate the sound and now, all together, one concrete message emerges from this group. When united under You, the message reflects their love for You which mirrors Your love for them. Now they can unite and do something powerful all together for You and their unified voice can affect change. The buzzing room of individuals is transformed into a powerful part of Your whole body making one cohesive sound in a unified fashion.

                “Oh dear Lord, I am so humbled to be a part of You. May I always unite with Your people within the shining light of the infinite love that emanates from Your blessed Sacred Heart. May I always remember that as an individual, I can buzz around and around, but united with You and Your people, I can loudly proclaim and bravely demonstrate my great love for You.

                “Today, I pray for unity.”