God, the Father knows best

Tuesday January 23rd, 1 Corinthians 12: 15 Suppose a foot says, "I'm not a hand, and so I'm not part of the body." Wouldn't the foot still belong to the body? 16 Or suppose an ear says, "I'm not an eye, and so I'm not part of the body." Wouldn't the ear still belong to the body? 17 If our bodies were only an eye, we couldn't hear a thing. And if they were only an ear, we couldn't smell a thing. 18 But God has put all parts of our body together in the way that he decided is best. No matter how we try to draw lines, no matter how we try to exclude others, no matter what glorious, thoughtful and righteous arguments we use, we are still all part of the body of Christ. Discussion on laws to limit the rights others based on their sexual preference may sound like a righteous discussion, but they are still part of the body. Not mentioning how many Iraqis have been killed in our dirty little evasion may seem pragmatic and patriotic, but they are still part of the body of Christ. Moreover, each time we draw one of those lines, we are on one side and Christ is on the other.