We are all in this together, so make
sure you’re doing your part. Be the strongest link in the chain.
September’s
Awakening, Day 11
All of us who have received one and
the same Spirit, that is, the Holy Spirit, are in a sense blended together with
one another and with God. For if Christ, together with the Father’s and his own
Spirit, comes to dwell in each of us, though we are many, still the Spirit is
one and undivided. He binds together the spirits of each and every one of us,
and makes all appear as one in him. For just as the power of Christ’s sacred
flesh unites those in whom it dwells into one body, I think that in the same
way the one and undivided Spirit of God, who dwells in all, leads all into
spiritual unity.
—Cyril of Alexandria
We share in the divine nature through
our sharing of the Spirit.
—Athanasius
His task is to bring about the unity
of the human race in the Body of Christ, but he also imparts to this unity a
personal, and hence diversified, character.
—John Meyendorff
The Holy Spirit not only unites us,
but also ensures our infinite diversity in the Church.
—Kallistos Ware
But
whoever is united with the Lord is one with him in spirit. Do you not know that
your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have
received from God? You are not your own; 1 Corinthians 6:17, 19
NIV
For
through him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit. Make every effort
to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. There is one body
and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; one
Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and
through all and in all. Ephesians 2:18; 4:3–6 NIV
All
believers are united through Christ and the Holy Spirit. In that sense, we are
all spiritually entwined with God and each other. There is great power, of
course, in unity. Together, working for the kingdom, we can accomplish the most
and be eternally effective in bringing about God’s will. Although we are in
unity, we are each uniquely distinct and diverse—just as God made us and
intended us to be. Celebrate our unity and rejoice in your individuality. Be
the best you can be for yourself and for all.
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