Hope & Glory

A divided world

The world’s media daily pours out speech over its citizens reporting division, blame and hostility between people; left wing against right wing and vice versa; nations against nations.

In too many nations people are cancelled and shunned and even killed because they express opinions that are unacceptable to others. Even if they speak verifiable truth they are vilified by those who don’t want to hear it.

Has there ever been a time such as this?

I’m sure there has, but living in such a divided world today is very challenging indeed. Even families are deeply divided by political affiliations and beliefs.

Finding Unity

For those who follow Jesus and are blessed to call ourselves family in Him, there is a deep desire that others will know the one Truth who will set them free and make us one – undivided.

I’ve recently finished writing a poem which I’ve posted on our other blogsite http://www.poems-and-reflections.com

It’s actually a prayer for the followers of Jesus to live and speak in the oneness, the unity, which Jesus prayed that we would have, so that the world would believe in Him and His Father in heaven – the one true God. See John 17: 20-26

Hope & Glory in the Unity of Jesus

My husband Roger and I are part of a community of faith – a community of believers in Jesus Christ of many different types of churches and denominations; Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox, Charismatics, Evangelicals etc. etc. The Community has existed for well over 40 years. It is called Maranatha.

https://www.maranathacommunity.org.uk/

The keywords given at the foundation of this Community were

UNITY RENEWAL & HEALING.

Maranatha means “Come Lord Jesus!”

What unites us all in this Community is not the religious traditions and beliefs of the various types and styles of churches and denominations but Jesus Himself.

He is the one true Head of His “Church”.

When Jesus left this world 2000 years ago following His crucifixion, resurrection and ascension back into Heaven, from where He originally came, He gave His 11 remaining disciples the ministry of making disciples of, and in, all the nations. He also ensured that God’s Holy Spirit would enable them in this mission.

This was so that true faith in God, His Father in heaven, through Jesus, His Son, would continue and grow until Jesus returns to the earth, as He said He will.

A Blessing Today

Today is the 35th anniversary of my own spiritual birthday into the family of God.

I can recommend belonging to the family of Jesus in every way! I now have loving brothers and sisters throughout the world.

So my prayer for anyone reading this who is troubled by the events in this world is to ask Jesus to rescue you from it. He will. He rescued me 35 years ago!

Jesus is Truth. Jesus is Love. Jesus is Hope.

And He deserves all the Glory!

Nothing on this earth, in this world, comes close to knowing Jesus!

Kate Stanway: 12 November, 2025