This is something that I love about following Jesus. We are not like the Borg where you have to assimilate. We're not like the Daleks or Cyber-men (I know I'm mixing Sci-fi references). The body of Christ is wonderful because it is full of diversity and unity.
There are some things that the Church offers the world. This is one of them. Diversity in unity.
In one body, all members individuality cherished as a gift from the Father.
Too often we want every person to be the same as us. We want them to dress like us, listen to our music, use the same devices, and like the same sports teams. We feel like every person should share our political view points and our hot button justice issues.
What is the reality is that we need one another? We need different perspectives and those different perspectives need to be cherished?
What might the world look like if the body of Christ embraced this little idea from St Paul written nearly 2000 years ago?
What if...
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