On each United States coin there is the Latin saying "e pluribus unum"--"from many, one."  It is the goal of every nation/kingdom/society to be united around common aspirations, common history, common language, and common defense.  In the case of our country we have, in comparison to most countries, a large number of backgrounds from which our country seeks to be united.  What is a hope and a goal in the civil realm (implemented through policy, legislation, education, etc.) is a spiritual reality in the Christian church.  Notice the Collect for All Saints' Day:

Almighty and everlasting God, You knit together Your faithful people of all times and places into one holy communion, the mystical body of Your Son, Jesus Christ.  Grant us so to follow Your blessed saints in all virtuous and godly living that, together with them, we may come to the unspeakable joys You have prepared for those who love You; through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.  AMEN.

The Collect makes clear that this unity   a.) is from God, b.) involves all times--including past and future, c.) involves all places--even more grand than the U.S. "e pluribus", d.) is centered on Jesus Christ, the Son of God, e.) is implemented through God's Word and Sacraments, f.) involves imitation of things that happen also to be good for civil society--"virtuous and godly living," g.) there is a bright and certain future for those in this "holy communion," namely unspeakable joys.

May God bless the United States of America, our great nation.  God has blessed and will always continue to bless the one, holy, Christian, and apostolic Church.  As Hermann Sasse said in the last century:  "The Church can afford to be patient for she knows she has a future."