Epiphany 3, Year A 2023: 1 Corinthians 1:10-18
We are currently in the middle of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, celebrated between January 18 and January 25 - or between the feasts of the Confession of St Peter and the Conversion of St Paul. During this week, Christians around the world are invited to pray for the unity of all Christians, to reflect on scripture together, to participate in jointly-organized ecumenical services, and to share fellowship. I’m struggling this year with where we are in our quest for Christian Unity. If we’ve even left the station. If we have any idea what Unity looks like among us and our siblings in Christ who have a very different experience of society. The Week of Prayer falls during an interesting time in our church and civic calendars. In the church calendar, our lectionary brings us Paul pleading with the church in Corinth to stop identifying themselves with who baptized them, asking “Has Christ been divided? Was Paul crucified for you?” In our Gospel lesson we have Christ calling h