I Peter 3: 8 Finally, all [of you] should be of one and the same mind (united in spirit), sympathizing [with one another], loving [each other] as brethren [of one household], compassionate and courteous (tenderhearted and humble).
9 Never return evil for evil or insult for insult (scolding, tongue-lashing, berating), but on the contrary blessing [praying for their welfare, happiness, and protection, and truly pitying and loving them]. For know that to this you have been called, that you may yourselves inherit a blessing [from God—that you may obtain a blessing as heirs, bringing welfare and happiness and protection].
This is an incredible admonition whether it be within the Christian community, the family, or inside your work family. This can be at times a very difficult thing to do; because we tend to "want what we want." We tend, in our humanity to ever seek to protect our own egos and by thus doing frequently fail to lovingly, humbly look at the needs of the others who are around us. We become fragmented as a group when we become concerned with meeting our own crippled emotional needs and stop seeing the needs of those around us. We need to remember the grace by which God has entreated us and thereby extend that same grace to others. We were not deserving of any grace; yet, we so often fail to extend that grace outward. We wear our own feelings on our sleeves and dare anyone to injure it. United we may stand against the evil that may press in from all sides, divided we will fail. Beyond all that, we stand united under the blessing of God’s hand when we learn to show the same mercy we have been shown.