Harmony

When Charles V stepped down as the Holy Roman Emperor some 400 years ago, he spent much of his time at his palace in Spain. He had six clocks there, and no matter how he tried, he could never get them to chime together on the hour.
In his memoirs, he wrote, “How is it possible for six different clocks to chime all at the same time? How is it even more impossible for the six nations of the Holy Roman Empire to live in harmony? It can't be done. It's impossible, even if they call themselves Christians."
Today, we know it's possible to have clocks in perfect harmony, when all are powered by the same source and all are calibrated to the same standard - Greenwich Mean Time. Likewise, unity in the church is possible, but only when all are calibrated to one standard - Christ.

- Wayne Brouwer, Preaching Today