It must be seen as a determined objective that has to be worked at, and not left to chance or something that comes of itself. We have it in what holds us together as one Body. And we have it in our shared history and tradition. 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.