ear or an arm. We cannot be a Body if everyone is the same, be it terms of race, culture, doctrine, or personality. We need each other. Unity and cooperation become not just nice goals, but the heart of the gospel message.
The moment during
the Congress worship
sessions I found most
sacred and meaningful
came as the thousands
of us from more than 80
nations gathered for
communion. With this
profound act, we clearly
said we are one Body.
We will not allow
differences to divide
us. We will not allow
artificial national
boundaries to divide us. We are as individuals only because we are together as people. We are a rainbow people of God and a global rainbow nation with one Lord, one faith, and one baptism.
BWA leaders at the start of the communion service.
Did You Know?
Gandhi lived in Durban, South Africa, for 21 years. It was there he got his start in political activism. Nelson Mandela voted in Durban during the historic 1994 elections that ended apartheid. He then walked to the statue marking where Gandhi lived and laid a wreath.