I think in this world of division, this message of unity is so needed. We need to work on building relationships based on mutual understanding and respect, as we try to live out Jesus’s command to love one another. If we can focus on granting a little more grace and compassion instead of focusing on differences we will find we are far more alike than different. We will need all of us together to face the times that are coming.
Thank you for this. I think you’ve made an absolutely essential point here. Unity doesn’t begin with agreement, it begins with relationship. When we actually take the time to understand one another, to extend grace instead of suspicion, we start to discover how much shared ground already exists beneath the noise.
I’m especially grateful for your last line. We really will need one another for what lies ahead. The challenges before us are bigger than any single tradition or theology, and Christ never intended us to face them alone. Love, compassion, and mutual respect are not soft virtues, they’re the very muscles that make faithful endurance possible.
I think in this world of division, this message of unity is so needed. We need to work on building relationships based on mutual understanding and respect, as we try to live out Jesus’s command to love one another. If we can focus on granting a little more grace and compassion instead of focusing on differences we will find we are far more alike than different. We will need all of us together to face the times that are coming.
Thank you for this. I think you’ve made an absolutely essential point here. Unity doesn’t begin with agreement, it begins with relationship. When we actually take the time to understand one another, to extend grace instead of suspicion, we start to discover how much shared ground already exists beneath the noise.
I’m especially grateful for your last line. We really will need one another for what lies ahead. The challenges before us are bigger than any single tradition or theology, and Christ never intended us to face them alone. Love, compassion, and mutual respect are not soft virtues, they’re the very muscles that make faithful endurance possible.
I’m grateful you’re part of this conversation.