"Now I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you be in agreement and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same purpose." (1 Cor. 10)
Wow! Paul is asking a lot of this church in Corinth. God does ask a lot of community, the Body of Christ, including that we be united. But, we all have so many differing preferences; how can we be united?
When we make decisions for our community, even for ourselves, our preferences do not take front seat. Our way forward cannot be based on preferences because there is only diversity in preferences. Our way forward must be made in unity---the unity we have in God's mission to reconcile all people to God and each other in Christ. We are united in our mission to be revealers of God---agents of the Kingdom who make God known by doing what we believe. By living our faith.
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