Unanimity or unity?*

Unanimity - Sharing the same opinions or views.
Unity - Singleness of purpose or action.
When I think of these two terms, unity is the one we need in our Marriages, in our Churches, in our Nation, in a Business. We are different in our thinking, some like me think conservatively, some in this country think liberally politically. But as a Nation we need to be united. Husbands are from Mars, Women are from Venus,  we think differently, but in our marriage we need to be united. There might be issues we share an opinion on or  our view of an issue may be the same sometimes and we will have unanimity on that issue. But we don't need unanimity all the time. If everyone thought the same, we would only need one person to do the thinking. But we don't, that's why we don't like dictatorships, sometimes the dictator is in error. That's why we are so blessed in this country to have the form of government we have. Conservatives, Liberals, Libertarians and probably others. But when a course of action is decided on, we need to be united. When parents disagree about an issue about their children, it needs to be behind closed doors. But when the issue has been decided and compromised on, they need to present a united front when they come out from those closed doors. When our nation makes a decision on a course of action relating to Syria, we as a Nation need to present a united front to the enemy. We need unity in our Churches, when the committee decides on a color for the pews and the carpet, we need to be united from that point on. When a Church chooses a direction to go, we need to be united. We are different in our thinking, our perspectives. My wife's favorite color is orange, and I have come to like brighter colors. I would be happy with blues, grays and greens with blue jeans. But when a decision is made for a course of action, we need to be united. O how we need unity in this country, not unanimity. Genesis 11:6 "And the Lord said, behold, the people are one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do." There is power in oneness or unity. In this case God didn't want them to accomplish this task and he confused their languages to stop them. But God himself said now nothing will be restrained from them, the people were united in this cause building a tower. That is why we need unity, in our homes, in our churches, in business, and in our Nation. Sometimes unanimity is nice but I think there are more ideas and more creativity when we don't all think alike. But we still need unity of purpose for the right cause. God bless, LVZ.