Quotes About Unity

Jesus' death, he said, broke down the temple barriers, dismantling the dividing walls of hostility that had separated categories of people. Grace found a way.

Christianity is not a purely intellectual, internal faith. It can only be lived in community.

The only hope for the future lay in an all-embracing attitude of forgiveness of the peoples who had been our enemies.

Nosotros, sin Dios, no podemos. Dios, sin nosotros, no quiere», decía San Agustín.

A Franciscan Benediction

Ungrace causes cracks to fissure open between mother and daughter, father and son, brother and sister, between scientists, and prisoners, and tribes, and races. Left alone, cracks widen, and for the resulting chasms of ungrace there is only one remedy: the frail rope-bridge of forgiveness.

In view of the mess we have made of crystal-clear commands--the unity of the church, love as a mark of Christians, racial and economic justice, the importance of personal purity, the dangers of wealth--I tremble to think what we would do if some of the ambiguous doctrines were less ambiguous.

Politics draws lines between people; in contrast, Jesus' love cuts across those lines and dispenses grace.

We do not pray to tell God what he does not know, nor to remind him of things he has forgotten. He already cares for the things we pray about... He has simply been waiting for us to care about them with him.

The kingdom of suffering is a democracy, and we all stand in it or alongside it with nothing but our naked humanity.

When we ignore the world outside the walls we suffer—as does it.

We do not give up on the institution of family because of its imperfections-why give up on the church?

What would it take for church to become known as a place where grace is "on tap

Grace has its own power, even in international politics.

A healthy family builds up the weakest members while not tearing down the strong.

The phrase "the body of Christ," expresses well what we are called to do: to represent in flesh what Christ is like, especially to those in need. The

In the study of scientific atheism, there was the idea that religion divides people. Now we see the opposite: love for God can only unite.

It takes no grace to relate to someone who looks, thinks, and acts just like me.

It occurs to me, in fact, that laughter has much in common with prayer. In both acts, we stand on equal ground, freely acknowledging ourselves as fallen creatures. We take ourselves less seriously. We think of our creatureliness. Work divides and ranks; laughter and prayer unite. Finding God in Unexpected Places(245

If God's kingdom had a "No Oddballs Allowed" sign posted, none of us could get in.

The message of this book has the power to reform the church, one relationship at a time.

Dr. Brand said, in a comment that has always stayed with me, "A healthy body attends to the pain of the weakest part.

The man who lives in a small community lives in a much larger world…. The reason is obvious. In a large community we can choose our companions. In a small community our companions are chosen for us.

Lewis spoke for almost every member when he said, There is no sound I like better than adult male laughter.