“Euodias, and … Syntyche” [Philippians 4:2]

“Euodias, and … Syntyche”. Two respected and influential ladies in the church in Philippi. Talented and with much to give, they had apparently clashed over a certain issue and what should have been a combined ministry of care and hospitality for the saints became a running conflict and divided the assembly.
Things like this happen today; both parties are convinced they are right. Yet a moment’s reflection should show that the Lord is not divided. His is one way, and the Apostle Paul reminded these ladies that they had to find the mind of the Lord. Each should recognise they could be wrong. They had to start again and seek the mind of the Lord.
In everything on which there might be disagreement, we do well to ask the Lord for His up-date on the matter.