If you have ever attended or viewed a sporting event, then you have experienced humanity’s hunger for unity. Tens of thousands of people who may have very little in common gather for a few hours around the common bond of sports. Before long, complete strangers stand and cheer together and high-five each other in a powerful demonstration of our inner desire to connect with others.

This should not surprise Christians. We know God – in His Trinitarian nature – is relational. And He has created us in His image; we are wired for relationship with Him and others. The question is: Where will we seek the unity we crave?

The opening verses of the Babel account reveal how people often pursue unity in the wrong places – apart from God.

• What are some wrong places you have looked for unity?
• What are some specific ways you can pursue God in unity with other Christians this week?