One body

“For as the body is one and has many members of that one bod, being many, are one body, so also is Christ. But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body just as He pleased.” 1 Corinthians 12:12, 18

On Sunday evening, Hyemi was making some food and as she opened a can of beans she cut her left thumb. At first she said it was fine. But when I saw it I told her, “We are going to the hospital now.” Sure enough, it was a big cut and Hyemi got 6 stitches on her thumb.

There are a few things we learned from this. First, I learned how great a mother is. Literally I had to do everything for her. Cooking, washing, laundry, cleaning, you name it. I usually do help her with house chores, but not at the full scale of work like what I have been doing this week. And there is Sebin. I had to change every single diaper, bathe her, clothe her, feed her, cleanup after the mess, it was chaos. Mothers are awesome! Thank you for what you do!

But there is one more thing we learned. Because Hyemi couldn’t use her left thumb, there was not much she could do. A thumb is just a small part of her body, and yet it is so important. It’s just amazing to learn how God has designed our human body. Every single part of the body is important, whether it’s your heart, brain, eyes, nose, skin, nails, fingers, feet, you name it. There is not a body part that is not important.

Likewise, Paul reminds us that we as church members are one body. Whether you are a pastor, an elder, a deacon/deaconess, youth leader, Sabbath School teacher, young or old, you make up the whole body and you are important. It is God who has set us. Thank you for being a part of that, and thank you for what you do. And let us thank God!