Body Health
This week I have been in Seattle, Washington, for advanced training on the Dinner Church. While here we have experienced two dinner churches and been blessed to see what a Christian community can do when they are working together to serve God, each other, and the world around them. Over the next two Sundays we will hear some of the stories of these few days. I invite you to watch the video (I’ve thrown in an extra for your enjoyment) read the scripture and then spend a few minutes reflecting on the questions below as you prepare for this Sunday.
See you Sunday!
Romans 12:3-8
Because of the privilege and authority God has given me, I give each of you this warning: Don’t think you are better than you really are. Be honest in your evaluation of yourselves, measuring yourselves by the faith God has given us. 4 Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function, 5 so it is with Christ’s body. We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other.
Rom. 12:6 In his grace, God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well. So if God has given you the ability to prophesy, speak out with as much faith as God has given you. 7 If your gift is serving others, serve them well. If you are a teacher, teach well. 8 If your gift is to encourage others, be encouraging. If it is giving, give generously. If God has given you leadership ability, take the responsibility seriously. And if you have a gift for showing kindness to others, do it gladly.
Reflection Questions:
- How does the local church look like the human body?
- What happens when one of our body parts is not working right?
- What does it feel like when everything within your body is going well?
(Persian) Iranian poet Saadi, wrote a poem eight century ago that later became a motto on the entrance of the United Nations building.
ReplyDeleteSaadi, eloquently manifested:
The sons of Adam are limbs of each other, Having been created of one essence.
When the calamity of time affects one limb The other limbs cannot remain at rest.
If thou hast no sympathy for the troubles of others
Thou art unworthy to be called by the name of a human.