Unity in Diversity

Unity in diversity

Births beauty and synergy

Brings progress and success

Commands gain in its train

Confers a crown to reign

Covers you  in  the rain.

Unity in diversity

Needful in any community

No matter how endowed

 Regardless of how gifted

Regardless of how blessed

Regardless of how talented.

 Unity in diversity

Barricades, bars, deters acrimony

Breeds and increases creativity

Spells and spreads sensitivity

Secures hidden opportunities

Sows super-abundant serenity.

 Unity in diversity

Engineers productivity

Engenders harmony and victory

Terminates and counter poverty

Triggers symphony and empathy

Triumphs in calamity and difficulties.

 Unity in diversity

You and I – our Body

Like the Church, Christ’s Body

Many parts, one body

We need each other

We complement each other.

 Unity in diversity!

Psalms 133: Blessed Unity of the People of God A Song of Ascents. Of David.

¹     Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brethren to dwell together in unity!

²     It is like the precious oil upon the head, Running down on the beard, The beard of Aaron, Running down on the edge of his garments.

³     It is like the dew of Hermon, Descending upon the mountains of Zion; For there the LORD commanded the blessing — Life forevermore.

³⁰   How could one chase a thousand, And two put ten thousand to flight, Unless their Rock had sold them, And the LORD had surrendered them? Deut32 :30

Ephesians 4: Walk in Unity

¹     I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called,

²     with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love,

³     endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

⁴     There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling;

⁵     one Lord, one faith, one baptism;

⁶     one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.

Acts 2: Coming of the Holy Spirit

¹     When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.

²     And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.

³     Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them.

⁴     And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

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⁶     And the multitudes with one accord heeded the things spoken by Philip, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.

⁷     For unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice, came out of many who were possessed; and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed.

⁸     And there was great joy in that city.

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The Name of Jesus Forbidden

¹³   Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they had been with Jesus.

⁴     And they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top is in the heavens; let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth.”

⁵     But the LORD came down to see the city and the tower which the sons of men had built.

⁶     And the LORD said, “Indeed the people are one and they all have one language, and this is what they begin to do; now nothing that they propose to do will be withheld from them Gen 11

¹⁸   “Assuredly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.

¹⁹   “Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven.

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Prayer for Boldness

²³   And being let go, they went to their own companions and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said to them.

²⁴   So when they heard that, they raised their voice to God with one accord and said: “Lord, You are God, who made heaven and earth and the sea, and all that is in them,

²⁵   who by the mouth of Your servant David have said: ‘ Why did the nations rage, And the people plot vain things?

²⁶   The kings of the earth took their stand, And the rulers were gathered together Against the LORD and against His Christ.’

²⁷   “For truly against Your holy Servant Jesus, whom You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered together

²⁸   to do whatever Your hand and Your purpose determined before to be done.

²⁹   Now, Lord, look on their threats, and grant to Your servants that with all boldness they may speak Your word,

³⁰   by stretching out Your hand to heal, and that signs and wonders may be done through the name of Your holy Servant Jesus.”

³¹   And when they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.

Sharing in All Things

³²   Now the multitude of those who believed were of one heart and one soul; neither did anyone say that any of the things he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common.

³³   And with great power the apostles gave witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And great grace was upon them all.

³⁴   Nor was there anyone among them who lacked; for all who were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the proceeds of the things that were sold,

³⁵   and laid them at the apostles’ feet; and they distributed to each as anyone had need.

³⁶   And Joses, who was also named Barnabas by the apostles (which is translated Son of Encouragement), a Levite of the country of Cyprus,

27/6/13

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