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Encouragingly, there is evidence that the spiritual differences between the two traditions are lessening. Many Protestant churches are in the midst of a liturgical revival that is restoring sacrament to a place of equality with the preached word. The decrees of the Vatican Council have already removed some Protestant objections to Catholic worship and encourage greater study and use of Scripture by laymen and priests alike. Last week, three English clergymen—an Anglican, a Roman Catholic and a Methodist—jointly recommended still another change in worship that could help bring divided Christianity closer together. They proposed that their churches draw up a common table of Bible lessons, which would be read by all churches on Sundays. With that, they declared, "we should surely be hastening the day when once again we possess 'one mind in Jesus Christ.' "