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Eye on the world: The promise in unity
In “German, French leaders mark 100 years since Battle of Verdun” we read of recent ceremonies in Verdun, France, marking one hundred years since the ten-month-long World War I battle that killed over 300,000 French and German soldiers. French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel both participated in the commemorative events, showing that “their countries’ improbable friendship is now a source of hope for today’s fractured Europe.” Merkel noted, “ ‘In a world with global challenges, it is important to keep developing this [unified] Europe.’ ”
Ideas on this subject:
From the Bible:
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!
—Psalms 133:1
From the writings of Mary Baker Eddy:
God is Father, infinite, and this great truth, when understood in its divine metaphysics, will establish the brotherhood of man, end wars, and demonstrate “on earth peace, good will toward men.”
—The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany, p. 279
I once thought that in unity was human strength; but have grown to know that human strength is weakness,—that unity is divine might, giving to human power, peace.
—Miscellaneous Writings 1883–1896, p. 138
Related articles from The Christian Science Journal and Christian Science Sentinel:
In “The power of unity”: “ A unity that is consciously practiced ... in both the large and mundane affairs and relationships of people’s day-to-day existence…. allows genuine progress to be realized for institutions and for society at large. Real unity demonstrates a power for good that has, however, largely been overlooked in its true, spiritual dimension. Spiritual unity finds its basis in man’s actual relationship to God.” And “Clearly, the world today, its institutions, the lives of men and women everywhere, need the healing power of unity. They need its peace. And in Christ, it truly can be discovered…. This unity is worth giving everything we have and everything we are to its present demonstration.”
In “The Unifying Power of Divine Love in the World”: “... we are required to explore the spiritual laws as the integrating powers in society and to apply them to the problems that face us each day. Those who understand the oneness of God and the nature of divine Love must put this understanding into practice.” And “A clearer sense of God as Love will bring all mankind into more direct unity in motive and act…. Love is the unifying Principle.”
The articles above and others dealing with this subject can be found on JSH-Online.com or on CSMonitor.com.