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[Stand Firm] 3 Mar 2008--The Apostle Paul urges Christian believers to be "eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace," and it is his words that we recall at the beginning of every service of baptism and confirmation: "There is one body and one Spirit... one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of us all." (Ephesians 4: 3-6)
Striving to maintain the unity of the church is of particular concern to a Bishop in his ministry, for he is charged at his consecration "to guard the faith, unity and discipline of the Church." Whenever the peace and unity of the Church are imperiled, it is the Bishop’s special vocation to address it as pastor and chief shepherd of the diocese.
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