One. Three letters, but a powerful word when used to express our relationship with one another.
However, also a word that is greatly misunderstood and misapplied.
In the Letter to the Ephesians, there is this beautiful section in chapter four that speaks of being one - one faith, one hope, one Lord. But the author isn't saying that in order to be one we need to be the same - like dough cut with a cookie cutter. Instead, it is an invitation to use our differences to bless the one church. In other words, being one is about unity, not uniformity.
Yet, this is still something that we struggle with all of these years later. We want everyone to be just like us - without thinking about what would be lost in the body if this was the case.
What do you think it means for the body of Christ to be one today?
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