Parts? Doing?

"For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ."  (1 Corinthians 12:12 ESV)

With so many things happening, changing and being talked about it is easy to think of this verse as trying to help us see we ALL belong to Christ. Which is ONE OF the things we can think about with these verses. One body, means all of us created in God's image who love and serve the Lord.  I agree we may not all look at God the same, we may speak in different languages and we probably worship differently.  Like the rest of the reading says we aren't to think one part of the body is any more important than the other parts. (12:16)

I think we should also look at what the various parts of the body are doing.  How are the various parts of the body working or doing?  Are all of the parts, as they do when the actual physical body is working, speaking out and sharing God's love?  If the feet are spreading the Gospel?  The arms sharing a hug of support, and love, showing God's love?

As we work with our care recipients are we helping them to see God's love?  As we see Caregivers, like ourselves giving to others, are we encouraging with (at the very minimum) a kind word or smile?  Maybe even a hug?  Something to think about..........