Let us be One

• 1 Corinthians 1:10• “Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.” This is a scriptural instruction to recognize that we are all part of the body of Christ. We maybe single people within the vast world, but all of us are part of the greater whole. We share in the world that is made from God’s love, thus we also share the same heart, faith and sit in the same places, when we judge one another or come together as a team. • 1 Corinthians 12:14• “For the body is not one member, but many.”

In essence, this is the simplest and clearest statement about teamwork in the Bible. The body of Christ, or the people that are the whole of humanity, are a team. The body is not supported by one person, but by all of us. We are one, we are strongest working together in unity. Teamwork is the key to living life in harmony, so that we can do God’s will.

Submitted by Rev. Alicia Riedy