I Corinthians 12:21-22 The eye can never say to the hand, “I don’t need you.” The head can’t say to the feet, “I don’t need you.” In fact, some parts of the body that seem weakest and least important are actually the most necessary.
We are often guilty of making judgments about how important people are in the body of Christ. Those with speaking gifts tend to get lots of attention while those with support gifts are never acknowledged. Those that are young tend to be overlooked in favor of those who are more experienced. Those with disabilities tend to be seen as receivers and not givers. Those who don’t fit our accepted ideas of worth are given no roles. When have you witnessed or experienced certain people or groups be overlooked? How are these people necessary to the life of the Body? Have you ever received a blessing from someone you had overlooked? What did you learn from the experience?
Prayer: O giver of all good gifts, you have differently blessed and differently challenged your children. Some of us have handicaps for which we need the aid of social services, and some of us find our quest for such aid hindered by the complication of racial or social discrimination. Help us to overcome barriers of all kinds that prevent your people from functioning fully and freely, and let us never tolerate the denial of equal services to anyone because of their race, disability, gender, identity or orientation. Episcopal Diocese of West Virginia
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