Christ is just like the human body—a body is a unit and has many parts; and all the parts of the body are one body, even though there are many. We were all baptized by one Spirit into one body, whether Jew or Greek, or slave or free, and we all were given one Spirit to drink. Certainly the body isn’t one part but many. If the foot says, “I’m not part of the body because I’m not a hand,” does that mean it’s not part of the body? If the ear says, “I’m not part of the body because I’m not an eye,” does that mean it’s not part of the body? If the whole body were an eye, what would happen to the hearing? And if the whole body were an ear, what would happen to the sense of smell? But as it is, God has placed each one of the parts in the body just like he wanted. If all were one and the same body part, what would happen to the body? But as it is, there are many parts but one body. So the eye can’t say to the hand, “I don’t need you,” or in turn, the head can’t say to the feet, “I don’t need you.” Instead, the parts of the body that people think are the weakest are the most necessary. The parts of the body that we think are less honorable are the ones we honor the most. The private parts of our body that aren’t presentable are the ones that are given the most dignity. The parts of our body that are presentable don’t need this. But God has put the body together, giving greater honor to the part with less honor so that there won’t be division in the body and so the parts might have mutual concern for each other. If one part suffers, all the parts suffer with it; if one part gets the glory, all the parts celebrate with it. You are the body of Christ and parts of each other. (1 Corinthians 12:12-27, CEB)
We all are one body.
We all are the image of God.
We do not see God without all of us. For all of us are a part of the body. Some are parts we see like eyes, nose, ears, hair, hands, and arms. Others of us are parts we don’t see like wisdom teeth, liver, stomach, heart, and intestines. We need all these parts to make the body work and no one can say that some other part doesn’t belong. And those that aren’t in front are the ones that have more dignity.
We need everyone to make the body work and we can not say who is in or who is out.
Divisions are human made. They do not have any holding in the Body of Christ.
Love like Jesus.
Loving People. Loving God.
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