Bear with one another through love,
striving to preserve the unity of the spirit
through the bond of peace;
one Body and one Spirit,
as you were also called to the one hope of your call;
one Lord, one faith, one baptism;
one God and Father of all,
who is over all and through all and in all.
(Eph 4:2-6)
The loss of civility in political life is reflected in the loss of civility in church life. Perhaps, that’s why the Scriptures remind us of the things that really matter: bearing with one another through love. Because there is something that unites us more than nationality, or patriotism, or party loyalty, as the Letter to the Ephesians reminds us: one Lord, one faith, one baptism.
