Today’s Reading: Ephesians 4:1-6 [day 09 of 20]

4 As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. 2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. 3 Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. 4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism; 6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.

Note that Paul’s advice to “bear with one another in love” and to “make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit” implies that unity in the church will take hard work.

I think the only way it’s possible, in fact, is to keep our eyes on the Lord and focus on the faith that has been passed down to us from the saints, the martyrs, and the apostles:

1. One Lord;

2. One Spirit;

3. One Hope;

4. One Lord;

5. One Faith;

6. One Baptism;

7. One God and Father of all.

If we put those 7 points of unity at our center, then I believe God will give us unity. But it will still take work!