We cannot, within any hope of being believed, preach to men the word of our Lord that he, when he is lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to himself, if we continue stubbornly to say that even his love is not enough to draw us close to one another and enable us to live together as brethren in one family. The task of Christian reunion must begin with penitent and believing prayer to the Lord of the Church himself that he may so cleanse and renew the Church that men everywhere may be able to recognize in the Church of Christ their own true home.
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| — | Lesslie Newbigin, A Word in Season p4 |
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