Молитвы об общине и единстве: для группы, церкви или города

One of the oldest prayers for a community asks God to gather many people into one, as scattered grain is gathered into one loaf. The Didache, a church manual most scholars date before AD 100, prays: “so let Thy Church be gathered together from the ends of the earth into Thy kingdom.” Most of the prayers that follow use “we” and “us,” so a church, a small group, a class or a family can say them aloud together. Intercessions for…