so we, being many, are one body in Christ,
and individually members of one another. – Romans 12.5
The various parts
of our body have amazing diversity. Our body parts are designed so that some parts
taste, some parts smell, some parts hear, some parts transport, some part pump
blood, some parts transport oxygen, some parts turn food into energy, some
parts fight off infection, some parts manipulate, and so on and so on and so
on. It is a marvellous system that is
fearfully and wonderfully made.
And yet, with all
of this diversity the body functions as one. When functioning properly all the
systems of the body work together to carry out what we call life. I am glad for
all of my parts – I would hate to have to try and eat with my ear.
Likewise the
church enjoys and beautiful and wonderful diversity. With all of our different
skin colours and nationalities and languages and cultures we are still one.
With all of our strengths and weaknesses and abilities and skills and talents
and gifts and powers and even our quirks we are all still one.
It is sad that we
so often divide over our diversity. We are all one body and as such we are all
members of each other. We need each other. We need our differences. We need all
of us. We are not one unless we understand and appreciate the need for
diversity as one body.
Isn’t it time that
we learn to celebrate our unified diversity?
We are one body –
let’s stop tearing that body apart with our own petty selfishness.
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