No matter how futile our efforts as Jesus’ disciples may seem, we have the assurance that our unity with him is eternal. It is forever, just as his unity with the Father is eternal — that fellowship is sealed on the cross, and nothing, not even our own fractiousness, our own propensity to divide, can ever undo that. And so, as Christians today, we rejoice in that spirit, the fact that, yes, we can be united as we pray for God to provide us the energy, knowledge, and wisdom to achieve it in his time!