All Tied Together

Whether it is between partners, parents and children, friends, or neighbors, we don’t like difficult conversations. Sometimes, though, we do have to have difficult conversations with those we love and for whom we care. Such moments should always be marked by love - seeking the whole wellbeing of others. The writer of Ephesians emphasizes this point particularly around the topic of unity and describes embracing unity as a mark of having a mature faith. With our emphasis on the individual and individual desires and rights, we struggle to talk about what it means to be a part of something larger than us; and, not just as an individual component of the larger thing but as an integral element of the whole. The author’s use of the one body image with Christ as the head works to make this clear and offer us a more wholistic understanding of this unity.