WCC News: Dr Jean-Daniel Plüss: Who are we to stand in God’s way?

Approaching Pentecost, let us be open to God’s work in our lives in unexpected ways and ask ourselves: are there boundaries of faith in our life that God invites us to reconsider? Dr Jean-Daniel Plüss of the Christian Unity Commission of the Pentecostal World Fellowship encouraged all to consider this question.  Dr Jean-Daniel Plüss, president of the Global Christian Forum Foundation in Switzerland and member of the Christian Unity Commission of the Pentecostal World Fellowship during the prayer service at the Ecumenical centre in Geneva. Photo: Ivars Kupcis/WCC 27 April 2026 The World Council of Churches (WCC) continues to invite leadership and representatives of the various Christian world communions that work closely with the WCC to take part in its Monday morning prayers. This week’s reflection was shared by Plüss, president of the Global Christian Forum Foundation in Switzerland and member of the Christian Unity Commission of the Pentecostal World Fellowship. He reflected on Acts 11:1-18 as an account of another conversion in the life of apostle Peter. “This is an account of an ecumenical conversion,” said Plüss. Peter was encouraged when he realized that God was working in others in the same way as he had experienced: “Who was I to think that I could stand in God’s way?” “Let this be an encouragement in our lives and work when we discover the Holy Spirit’s work in other Christians, in other churches, in other human beings,” said Plüss. “The Holy Spirit is just as much at work in the other person than in you: Let us be open to God’s move in unexpected ways: in our lives, in our work, in the life of the church.” As we anticipate the celebration of Pentecost, let us pray that the Spirit of Pentecost can work in and through us in new ways, encouraged Plüss during the prayer service. Following the Ecumenical Prayer Cycle, the WCC invites all to pray this week for the churches and people of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia. Learn more about the Ecumenical Prayer Cycle See more

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