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Prayer
EMPOWERED: Day 29
Prayer Focus: For The Wesleyan Church to have the Spirit of unity and peace as one church, pursuing God’s mission into the future.
Scripture: Ephesians 4:2-6
Be completely humble … Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit
through the bond of peace. (v. 3)
Dr. Ron Miller, a Christian counselor, taught me that the first evidence of anger, is avoidance. Whenever someone is offended or hurt by the actions of another, the first thing that happens is the hurt person will intentionally avoid being near the other person.
Several years ago, two ladies in our local church got on the wrong side of each other. I genuinely do not remember what the issue was, but it was obvious to everyone that there was real tension between them, and they were going out of their way to avoid each other.
One Sunday, one of the ladies became convicted of her bad attitude towards the other lady and approached me to say she wanted to try and reconcile with the other lady but did not know how to go about it. I pointed her to Proverbs 21:14 that says a “gift given in secret soothes anger.” I suggested she needed to humble herself and make the first move by going and buying an inexpensive, yet meaningful gift, and give it to the other lady in private. I made it clear, the gift giving had to be done without anyone else seeing or knowing about it.
She made a purchase and went to the other lady’s home on that Sunday afternoon. She started by saying she missed the other lady’s friendship and was sorry for anything she had done that had contributed to their fractured friendship, gave her the gift and the relationship was beautifully restored.
Relational unity requires effort and humility; it does not just happen.
Prayer Prompt: Dear Lord, I am willing to do my part to help keep unity within the family of God. Help us together to extend the bond of peace to our brothers and sisters so we might live unified for the sake of the kingdom and the glory of your name, amen.
Stephen Elliott
*This entry is part of the “EMPOWERED: 15th General Conference Prayer Initiative,” created to guide Wesleyans in 30 days of intentional prayer for The Wesleyan Church and its 2026 General Conference.
Used by permission. Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®.
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EMPOWERED: A 15th General Conference Prayer Initiative
This Spirit-led resource is your invitation to join The Wesleyan Church’s (TWC’s) General Board and Communication and Administration team for 30 days of guided and intentional prayer for the 2026 General Conference.
Our desire is to see and experience a revival of holiness and a Holy Spirit empowerment to fulfill God’s purpose and mission through TWC. One important step, as you know, in preparing ourselves to be agents of God’s mission in the world is prayer.
Would you join your voice with ours as one body calling out to our ONE LORD in focused prayer for the work of the General Conference and our mission? Let’s begin praying together now.
In his service,
The General Board and Communication and Administration team
The Wesleyan Church