In Ephesians 4:1-16, we hear Paul's teaching to a widely diverse group of peoples: "I beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing one another in love, making every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace." These are gifts that we learn and develop in community--a new kind of life in Christ. The themes of unity and truth and love and peace rise mightily in Paul's letter to the Ephesians. Toward the end Paul writes, "As shoes for your feet put on whatever will make you ready to proclaim the gospel of peace." (Ephesians 6:15). We learn and practice in community and then take these gifts out into a world that needs us one and all.