The unity before God which we all desire is not yet the reality, but a pledge, of which our gathering is also a sign, but its fulfilment is yet to come.
An Open Table where Love knows no borders
An Open Table where Love knows no borders
Sermons on Unity (Page 2)
In Christ we are one with all flesh and blood, and so our struggle is not against any other people, but against the spirits and powers and forces which would divide people and make them enemies.
Jesus breaks down the barriers that divide us into pure and impure and removes the cause for the fear that marginalises people.
The Church is one body, sent into the world to live the life Jesus has begun, a life of love, reconciliation and mercy.
The unity of the churches, as an expression of reconciliation, is integral to the message of good news in Christ.
If we are committed to the way of Jesus more even than we are to each other, we will end up doing what is truly best for each other and for all God’s creation.
If Abraham is our common father in faith, and like him we are justified and made whole by our faith in God’s mercy, then Christians, Jews and Muslims might find unity in sharing, humbly, in the wonder of that gift together.
In baptism we are joined to Christ and we now live as he leads, and celebrate the freedom of others to do so also.
The extent of God’s grace constantly astounds us as it floods over ever social barrier we erect.
Christian progressives must not despise those who feel insecure about change, and Christian conservatives must not despise those who take new ways.
Fights and divisions in the church are a sign of how far we still have to go, but if we don’t run from them, God will use them to mature us and grow our ability to love.
The experience of Christ crucified unites us – theories about it are more likely to divide us.