Communion of Saints
[This was my letter to my congregation today - 5 June 2024] Here is a little something to contemplate and let move around in your heads and hearts. In Romans 12:3-8 (as well as all of 1 Corinthians 12) Paul states that we are a body, and that means that each body part has God-given abilities and functions. He then announces that each of us have Jesus-given gifts that are to be used for the good of our congregation. “ Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them ” (Romans 12:6). This goes along with what Paul states in 1 Corinthians 12, “ To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good ” (12:7). Part of our assignment, then, is to employ and engage the gifts we have; think through ways we are to be involved with each other for the larger good of our congregation. Now, there are seasons of life when other things restrict us from doing this – like raising little children or caring for aging parents, for example. But as soo...