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Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

18th-25th January 2003

Daily Themes and Readings



Summary of Daily Themes and Readings

Day 1 - Saturday 18th January 2003
We have this treasure in clay jars                            
(2 Cor 4:7)                                                             
Hope                                                                     
Gen 15:1-7- Ps 16                                                 
Heb 9:8-12- Lk 24:13-35                                      
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Day 2 - Sunday 19th January 2003
We are afflicted in every way but not crushed                                                                                            people       
(2 Cor 4:8)                                                               
Faith
Ex 5:6-17 - Ps 128                                                  
Heb 11:13-27 - Mt 2:14-15                                     
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Day 3 - Monday 20th January 2003
So that the life of Jesus may also be made                  
visible in our bodies                                                   
(1 Cor 4:10)                                                            
In the image of Christ                                             
Gen 1:26-27 - Ps 45                                                 
1 Tim 6:11-16 - Mt 5:14-15 
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Day 4 - Tuesday 21st January 2003                                                                    
That the life of Jesus may be made visible                    
in our mortal flesh                                                        
(2 Cor 4:11)                                                           
Dignity of human life                                                
Ezra 1:1-4 - Ps 50                                                    
Rm 6:6-14 - Mk 9:33-37 
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Day 5 - Wednesday 22nd January 2003
I believed and so I spoke
(2 Cor 4:13)
Courage
Josh 1:1-9 - Ps 113
Eph 2:11-22 - Mk 7:24-30
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Day 6 - Thursday 23rd January 2003
So that grace as it extends to more and more people       
(2 Cor 4:15)
The justice of God's grace
Deut 10:17-22 - Ps 103:1-13
Rom 3:21-31 - Mt 5:1-12
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Day 7 - Friday 24th January 2003
So we do not lose heart
(2 Cor 4:16)
Perseverance
Neh 7:73-8:3,9-10 - Ps 118:5-9,19-24
Acts 7:54-8:5 - Mk 10:28-30
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Day 8 - Saturday 25th January 2003
Preparing for us an eternal weight of glory
(2 Cor 4:17)
Called to unity on the path to Glory
Is 33:17-22 - Ps 42
Eph 4:1-6 - Jn 17:20-26
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