As one studies Baha’u’llah’s Revelation- which claims to be God’s prescription for healing the wounds of a divided humanity in our time- we encounter several recurrent themes and ideas. One of them is that unity ultimately rests on justice.  Justice is a major theme of Baha’u’llah’s Revelation. He describes it as the “best beloved of all things” in the eyes of God, and as in this passage, states that the purpose of justice is to bring unity.  So often in thinking deeply about these issues, you come to see them as a balance. You can’t have unity- true unity- without justice. But justice can be used as a justification for oppression if you don’t recognize that it’s entire purpose is unity.

It’s so meaningful to meditate on these words and find their inner significance, and then try and apply them to improve the world. How does this one quote apply to our efforts to build unity in the United States right now?