Unity is deep. It is not made up of a loose collection of segments. Unity is intrinsic and is indivisible. Uniformity is an unnatural collection of many segments pushed together which may impose a strain on our fundamental unity, unless we are open and strong enough to allow room for the variance which is there. And the variance which is to be found among people is simply the elements of a finely woven texture of humanity.
Diversity means reciprocal enrichment.
But it requires mutual acceptance and understanding. It also means that we have to allow room for the variance to express itself within our family within the unity of the Adventist faith which binds us together. I suppose that what I am appealing for is that we be more ready to accept one another, and less inclined to be overly opinionated as we look across the boundaries of cultures and ethnicity, and that we be less judgmental in terms of my culture and where I come from. Unity is both fragile and strong. Unity is fragile in that it will not survive compromises for the sake of convenience.