Have we forgotten that we need each other?

It’s been a long time since I last heard someone in the church talk about unity.

I think it used to be a more common discussion; maybe we’ve tired of mentioning it because we just aren’t very good at it.

Have we really forgotten that we need each other?

We do!

Much like the story told by Charles Osgood of two ladies who lived in a convalescent center. Each had suffered an incapacitating stroke. Margaret’s stroke left her left side restricted, while Ruth’s stroke damaged her right side. Both of these ladies were accomplished pianists but had given up hope of ever playing again.

The director of the center sat them down at a piano and encouraged them to play solo pieces together. They did, and a beautiful friendship developed.

What a picture of the church’s need for serving together! What one member cannot do alone, perhaps two or more could do together in harmony.

The Apostle Paul personally, passionately urges the church toward harmony in unity:

“Then make me truly happy by agreeing wholeheartedly with each other, loving one another, and working together with one mind and purpose,” Philippians 2:2.

How do you proactively seek to build harmony through unity in the church?

Scotty