Coming down upon the mountains of Zion;
For there the LORD commanded the blessing—life forever.
(Ps. 133:1–3)Make my joy complete by being of the same mind,
maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one
purpose. Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit,
but with humility of mind regard one another as more
important than yourselves; do not merely look out for
your own personal interests, but also for the interests of
others. (Phil. 2:2–4)... so that there may be no division in the body, but that
the members may have the same care for one another. (1
Cor. 12:25)
The peace of God, preserved by the prayers of God’s
people, is meant to forge us together in friendship and unite us
in mission. And when it does, not only does it cause the
people around us to sit up and notice, but it declares the
manifold wisdom of God through the church “to the rulers and