During our standard after-CU-pub visit last night we were given a great reminder of something we must be wary of as we start our year in CU - a need for unity. Sunderland manger Steve Bruce's transfer dealings in the summer didn't go unnoticed - he bought an entire team of new players, and yet this season they have been poor, something which was clear to see in the pub as they televised their loss to Norwich.
Our mission of making Jesus more well known around our uni can only happen most effectively when it's the common goal of all of us, and for that to begin we must first build real, working relationships which reflect the nature of the God we serve. John 17 struck me this summer - Jesus prays that all Christians "may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you." Quite a challenge, eh?
Last night at CU we played a number of cheesy games (with varying levels of success), and retired slightly earlier to the pub - all aimed at getting us all more comfortable with one another. This way we can start to build those relationships Jesus called us to build, and we can make the most of the different individuals involved in Wolves CU this year.
Jesus says later in his prayer that this Trinity-modelled unity will also be beneficial in terms of how we appear to outsiders - he says that our unity shows the world that he was sent by God. For us to be able to show to the campus here that Jesus really is God's son is brilliant, with an understanding of who Jesus is being key to to people coming into relationship with God.
It is our hope and prayer that the unity and togetherness we are currently building will have two positives: firstly in how we support one another in personal faith, but more vitally in how we support one another in personal and group evangelism.
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