Quotes about Unity

My point is this: When I know that the world around me is both the hiding place and the revelation of God, I can no longer make a significant distinction between the natural and the supernatural, between the holy and the profane.

This realization that Someone is living in us and through us is exactly how we plug into a much larger mind and heart beyond our own.

So long as we all cling to our prejudices and identify with our preconceived views and feelings, genuine human community is impossible. You have to get to the point where you can break free from your feelings. Otherwise in the end you won't have any feelings; they'll have you.

Human life is about more than building boundaries, protecting identities, creating tribes, and teaching impulse control.

In all my travels, I've never seen a country's population more determined to forgive, and to build and succeed than in Rwanda.

A truly free society protects all faiths, and true faith protects a free society.

We bring God glory by loving other believers.

The sooner we give up the illusion that a church must be perfect in order to love it, the sooner we quit pretending and start admitting we're all imperfect and need grace. This is the beginning of real community.

He wants to be included in every activity, every conversation, every problem, and even every thought.

Two are better off than one, because together they can work more effectively. If one of them falls down, the other can help him up…Two people can resist an attack that would defeat one person alone. A rope made of three cords is hard to break." Ecclesiastes 4:9 (TEV)

God expects unity, not uniformity, and we can walk arm-in-arm without seeing eye-to-eye on every issue.

Jesus said our love for each other—not our doctrinal beliefs — is our greatest witness to the world. He said, "Your strong love for each other will prove to the world that you are my disciples."4