Members of the Body of Christ

The People of God Set Priorities
Living as a Community of Believers
A Call to Unity

1 Corinthians 12:27-31

The Message

^27-31 You are Christ’s body—that’s who you are! You must never forget this. Only as you accept your part of that body does your “part” mean anything. You’re familiar with some of the parts that God has formed in his church, which is his “body”:

apostles
prophets
teachers
miracle workers
healers
helpers
organizers
those who pray in tongues.

But it’s obvious by now, isn’t it, that Christ’s church is a complete Body and not a gigantic, unidimensional Part? It’s not all Apostle, not all Prophet, not all Miracle Worker, not all Healer, not all Prayer in Tongues, not all Interpreter of Tongues. And yet some of you keep competing for so-called “important” parts.

For Reflection

As Christians, we are part of the church universal. We are only one part of God's plan and will for human kind.  In our diversity, we are enriched.  God has created us to be different from each other.  God has not created us to be disfunctionally divided.  While our styles may be different, we were baptized in the same name, pray to and worship the same God and hope for the realization of the Kingdom of God.

Pray

that God will help us understand and reconcile our differences. Pray to find ways to embrace our allegiance to the living God and to practice our faith in compassion, love, peace and justice.