May 17, 2026 - 7th Sunday of Easter

Sunday, May 17, 2026
Seventh Sunday of Easter | Year A

Focus Theme:
“In the World”

Focus Prayer:
Holy and Communal God, may we be one in you and in the world so that the world may have life. Amen.

Focus Scripture:
John 17:1-11
17 After Jesus  had spoken these words, he looked up to heaven and said, “Father, the  hour has come; glorify your Son so that the Son may glorify you, 2 since you have given him authority over all people, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. 3 And this is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. 4 I glorified you on earth by finishing the work that you gave me to do. 5 So now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had in your presence before the world existed.
6 “I have made your name known to those whom you gave me from the world.  They were yours, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. 7 Now they know that everything you have given me is from you, 8 for the words that you gave to me I have given to them, and they have  received them and know in truth that I came from you, and they have  believed that you sent me. 9 I am asking on their behalf; I  am not asking on behalf of the world but on behalf of those whom you  gave me, because they are yours. 10 All mine are yours, and yours are mine, and I have been glorified in them. 11 And now I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I  am coming to you. Holy Father, protect them in your name that you have  given me, so that they may be one, as we are one.

All readings for this Sunday:
Acts 1:6-14 • Psalm 68:1-10, 32-35 • 1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11 • John 17:1-11

Focus Questions:
How do you know God?
What “word” has the Holy One kept?
What does it mean to be in the world?
What does it mean for followers of Christ to be made one?
What impact does (and could) the unity of the Body of Christ have on the world?