- From Canticle 13
If I've been beating around the bush in this "House Divided" series, I wish not to do so anymore. I need to make the statement clearly.
Our creator has directed us to be unified. His Son prayed, with tears so intense they turned into blood . . . that we be united.
We don't have any business participating in divisive activities like political parties and denominations. We should not choose sides in politics, against others in our church. We should not turn our backs on family, out of a political impulse.
Consider the throne of God. It's above anything we will ever know in this life. You won't see people gathered around God's throne, holding up placards of their group, like people do at a political convention. There won't be a Baptist section . . . a Presbyterian section . . . and definitely not a Republican or Democrat section. I can, however, entertain the notion that people gather around into family groups.
Our differences are insignificance in God's presence. None is greater, or more important, than the other. We drop our divisions, when in His presence.
If you can't focus on the Church United, because He demands it, then perhaps you will do so because it's the only thing you can do, in His presence.
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