I was just thinking about the scriptures that describe how those who follow Christ, and in particular those members of His church, are like the body of Christ. And the foot has need of the hand. The hand has need of the head. But each part, although different, is needed.
I always thought of those scriptures in relation to gifts of God. Each person is given gifts, each gift being unique. And those gifts work together to make up the body of Christ's church, the point of the body being to work together to bring salvation to humanity.
But I never thought about the metaphor having any relationship to our individual lives. I mean, my life is so different from the lives of many of my family and friends. But then, I imagine that we all see our lives that way. So very different. What use would life be if it was all the same, anyway?
That doesn't change that I would like some parts of my life to be the same. But it does make it a little easier because I don't feel so much like my life is useless. I admit that at times I think that. I don't understand all of God's reasons or His timing. But I do see that we cannot all be the same.
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