United
Yesterday was a national holiday here in Germany, Unity Day. This is the day where Germany celebrates becoming a united country. In 1989 the Berlin wall came down and in 1990 West and East Germany officially reunited. I am amazed by Germany as a nation. I am amazed at how two nations were able to reunite so peaceably and effectively. They combined two economies, they have worked to overcome differences, they dealt with the pain of the past, and today Germany is one of the leading economies in the world. Unity... I love that symbol of the wall being torn down, and the country being... united! As I think about this day and all that it represents, my mind can't help but go towards scripture. The book of Matthew says this about the time of Jesus' death, "And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit. At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom." (Matthew 27:50-51 NIV) Within the temple there was a curtain se