They will know we are Christians

We are one in the Spirit, we are one in the Lord
and we pray that our unity will one day be restored.

And they'll know we are Christians by our love, by our love,

they will know we are Christians by our love.

We will work with each other, we will work side by side

and we'll guard each man's dignity and save each man's pride.

And they'll know we are Christians by our love, by our love,

they will know we are Christians by our love.

In 1963, Peter Scholtes wrote a song called "They will know we are Christians," while pastoring a church on the South Side of Chicago.  The beautiful lyrics are above.  

When I think about how I want to live out my faith for my children and for the world, these words often come to mind.  Jars of Clay has performed a great rendition of the song on their album, Redemption Songs.  Tonight T and I were listening to the album again.  I think I played the song on repeat 4 times, and prayed the whole time.

May the world know us by our love.