Be Still And Know

Romans 15.5-6 NLT 'May God, who gives this patience and encouragement, help you live in complete harmony with each other, as is fitting for followers of Christ Jesus. Then all of you can join together with one voice, giving praise and glory to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.' You don’t need to be a genius to work out why Paul so often speaks about the issue of unity! It is clearly because he knew how hard it was to achieve. If the early church had always enjoyed harmonious relationships he could have kept quiet on the subject. His continual reiteration of the message of unity was because he knew that it was the demanding daily work of the church – and it still is! I am often struck by the fact that it is often very small issues which cause huge disputes in churches. It’s just the same in marriage. When I’ve had the privilege of walking with couples who have encountered difficulties almost always when I ask them to trace back to the original dispute they fall about laughing at the absurd triviali