I’ve been reading Hanna Reichel’s excellent For Such a Time as This: An Emergency Devotional.

Coming out of an evangelical background I’ve had to rethink my ideas of Christian unity.

Today’s reading, “One Body”, or Hold onto Unity, is incredibly thought- and hope-provoking.

A couple snippets:

“Conversations over different interpretations of the faith, advocacy for peace and justice, service for the marginalized and poor, and proclamation of the gospel could not be in competition with each other. Their grounding in Christ meant that they should instead deepen and enrich each other.”

“Unity is not a claim that we agree on all things, or even the hope of future agreement. Unity is a commitment to grapple with one another, rather than give one another up. Unity insists that we have something to learn from each other, and that our gifts can complement each other. Unity does not mean integrating smoothly or sweeping disagreements under the rug. Unity means curating spaces in which we can challenge one another in a spirit of love.”

A link to the book for anyone interested. I highly recommend it.