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Today's Devotional - May 18 & 19

May Flowers: The Tudor Rose

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!

Psalm 133:1

Recommended Reading

Ephesians 4:3-6

The War of the Roses was a series of mid-fifteenth-century battles between two competing families (houses) for the right to the English throne. The leader of the House of Lancaster was Henry VII (whose emblem was a red rose) and the House of York was represented by Richard III (symbolized by a white rose). Henry VII proved victorious in the battles and ascended to the throne. To promote unity in the country, Richard married Elizabeth of York and adopted what came to be called the Tudor Rose: a red rose with a smaller white rose in the center.

While it's easy to get lost in the details of British monarchical history, sometimes the history of Christian division is no less daunting and confusing. Hundreds and hundreds of separate denominations and groups attempt to maintain "the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace" (Ephesians 4:3). While the average Christian can do little to break down denominational borders, we can certainly disassemble them at the personal level.

Do whatever you can to demonstrate the unifying love by which Jesus said the world will know that we are His disciples (John 13:35).

In necessary things, unity; in doubtful things, liberty; in all things, charity.

Richard Baxter

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Ezra 1-7

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Here's a driving quiz to set the stage for this article: In which European country does one turn right in order to go left? And in which European country does one turn left to go right? (There are more countries where this driving paradox occurs, but I've chosen two European countries to make it easy.)