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"For as in one body we have many members, and not all
the members have the same function, so we, who are many, are one body in Christ,
and individually we are members one of another."
When I read these two verses, I think back to my high
school and college classes that taught me about the human body. God created an
amazing organism; each part has its own role to play in the way the body lives
and functions, from the heart and lungs to the fingers and toes. Yet each part
must interact with innumerable others to accomplish the myriad daily tasks that
we take for granted. With all the different parts, we are still one person.
I cannot help but extend my thinking beyond the body
and toward the world in all its diversity and complexity. We are all sisters in
Christ, Women of the ELCA, but we are also connected around the country and
around the world. We have
different roles to play, but it is our interaction and connection that helps us
to accomplish the grand task that God has set before us.
Women are resilient and powerful resources. We
undertake tasks that are thought to be impossible. It is amazing how God can use
each one of us to fulfill God's mission and purpose. God created us, literal
bodies, yet we, together with Christ, are one body. Empowered by the Holy Spirit,
we are determined to change the world.
Offering prayer: Lord, we pray that as we take
this journey through life, we will take time to thank you for creating us. We
pray that we can work to fulfill the tasks that you have set before us. With
your strength supporting us, we can accomplish much. Amen.
Offering focus: Your offerings support Women of
the ELCA's global education program.
Louise Brooks participated in Women of the ELCA's Women Building Global
Community trip to India in 2007. Recently graduated from the University of
Alabama, she plans to continue to seminary for ordination.
Scripture quotations are from the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Bible,
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of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA, and are used by permission. All rights reserved.
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