Unity is the result of purposeful planning. It is not accidental. We must not think we can be saved by maintaining the status quo. So it is while the body of Christ lies bleeding and broken. I cannot excuse myself by saying it does not affect my congregation or group, nor will I be justified by sitting in an ivory tower complaining that the bandages and remedies applied by others are inadequate and useless.
Some men wage war and endure untold hardship, privation and suffering to attain their objectives.
That all depends upon whether the Cause in which I have enlisted is a passing fancy, a shimmering delusion, or a real and all-consuming passion. I my life dear unto myself. The disunity, bitterness, party spirit and division which exist today have come from the seeds of hatred and animosity, planted in fertile soil by our forefathers. Perhaps we have practiced disunity so long we do not know how to plead for unity. I will venture to state a few convictions which I feel must be a part of a strategy for peace.