One

"There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus." (Galatians 3.28)
In our fractured times, this is good news! It seems strange that with all our progress as the world-wide human community, that we would still have war. Ethnically-based disputes and their eventual outcome-violence-seem all too common.
God gives us a vision of a much different way of relating in the body of Christ: you are one! No more division, no more strife based on particulars. But how do we get there? I believe it starts with honoring our differences instead of fighting over them. Being one (as the Scriptures envision it) does not mean only being with the same kind of people. (The early church was very diverse). Being one means honoring the range of personalities, gifts, talents, ages, even colors of skin that God has blessed the earth with. God uses all colors to paint the beautiful landscape that is humanity. Let us honor that especially in the body of Christ, his church!