Recognised

Christine Colliar August 22, 2026 4 2

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John 13: 34-35 (NIV-UK)

34 ‘A new command I give you: love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.’

You can often recognise someone before you can see their face. The way they walk across a room. The sound of their laughter. The way they greet people. Something about them gives them away.

Jesus says it should be like that with his followers. Not because we all look alike. Not because we always agree. Not because we belong to the same church.

But because we love.

This week we have met Joseph choosing reconciliation over revenge. We have breathed in the fragrance of unity. We have stood in God’s wide welcome and looked beyond ourselves. We have imagined nations joining in one song.

Now Jesus brings it all together.

The world will recognise him, not by the buildings we worship in, or the names on our noticeboards, but by the way we treat one another.

Long before we speak about Christ, people have already begun to ask whether we belong to him.

Prayer:

Lord,

make us known

by our love.

May your love

be the first thing people notice,

the lasting thing they remember,

and the reason

they come looking for you.

Amen

What can I do? Write a prayer for unity and collaboration between denominations and organisations in your town.