Is Unity the Answer?

Today, I was a part of a very inspirational church service. The worship was pretty good, the message was passionate, and there was some meaningful ministry to wrap it up. One of the main points of today's message was that Unity is so important.
I totally agree that Unity is probably God's ultimate goal in this thing call life. However, I found myself in a personal dialogue saying to myself, "Even though we may be moving toward unity with each other, I don't think we're moving intentionally into unity with who God is."

Here's why:

At the church I attend, and at so many others in this city and country, we talk like we're so far away from God. The central theology of Christianity is that the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ has bridged the gap between "fallen man" and God. I don't think many of us actually believe that. You can tell by what we say:

"Come down, Jesus!"
"Holy Spirit, we invite you to come!"
"Oh God, I'm so empty without you."
"Jesus, help me find you... draw me closer!"

None of us really believe that we are united with God. We still live a life that says we are sinners trying to get to Heaven. And, that's just not the understanding I get when I read Scripture, or when I commune with God.

I think one of the biggest obstacles with us being in Unity with God, is the fact that we try to be in Unity with God. "Lord, what do I have to do to make you happy? What do I have to say to make me a better Christian?"
I think we hear comments like that all the time at church. The trouble is, because we can't see Jesus in the flesh, we just don't believe He's with us. We are so entrenched in the circumstances of life that we just can't see past the temporal. And, I'd say that's true for just about all of us, whether we are Christian, another religion, or no religion. I don't know anyone who has faith to believe in what isn't seen on a regular basis.
Oh, we all have moments where, somehow, we transcend mortality, and touch the Divine. We hear these great messages, whether it be from Brad Jursak or Deepak Chopra about how the Divine Life is all around us, just waiting to be discovered. But, for the most part we walk around where tanning glasses (have you ever tried to actually wear those things outside of the tanning booth? You don't see much, do you?), clinging dearly to everything and anything we can see. And, God save us from what we can't see!

So, is Unity the answer?

I'd like to think it is... but, I don't know many who are moving in that direction.