We all are now one people for Christ is our peace; he has paid, with his own body, the price of our release from the hatreds that divide us, that all enmity may cease. The walls that stood between us, suspicion or pride, long tradition, fear or envy, by Christ have been destroyed; reconciled to God and others, we are saved and justified. Through Christ and through the Spirit we are, by God's word, fellow citizens and members of the household of the Lord, no longer alien strangers but friends in blessed accord. Let all who follow Jesus, those called by Christ's name, live His love toward every person, known or unknown, just the same: let us follow Christ's example as His promises we claim.