ONE BODY
The Lord of all the Heavens
Chose you as His own
The universe was made by Him
And you are His alone.
Yes, you are Christ's body
We ALL are, in fact
But when some are treated badly
Does the body stay intact?
The hair covers up the eye
It thinks itself more grand
The nose turns up above the mouth
The ear won't understand!
The eye looks at the hand
And because it's looking down
It moves the eyebrows to a scowl
And stares there with a frown!
The hand thinks that it's all that
Because it has great thumbs
The teeth would not even be around
If it weren't for the gums!
The legs are very shapely
So they take on airs
The back is straight, but it's not fate
It's due to derrieres!!
The feet take on the very weight
Of all the rest of it
We couldn't go without big toes!
The little one should fit!
Are we all one body?
Well, Jesus is our head.
He is there, so have a care
He wants LOVE instead!
How could your leg move
Without a bone?
Bone move without a muscle?
Maybe you don't see it cuz
You're lost in all the bustle!
Taking care of your own self
Perhaps your face is Janus.
Janus means you're two-faced.
That means you're an ****!
Does that reference shock you?
It really should, you see.
When you talk about my sis
You're talking about ME!
The Corinthians were like that
The Apostle Paul was sad.
They were very worldly
It also made him mad!
We need to grow up, people!
Babies need great care,
But we'd best not part mustaches
To put a bottle there!!
We are all one body
If we want to thrive and grow
We should not poke out an eye
Or cut off a toe!
Folks, let's love each other!
Where Christ Is We Live
If someone has offended
Why don't we forgive?
We are all one body
Please take my advice!
We are all one body...
And it belongs to Christ!
Catherine Jarvis
11/13/2020
1 Corinthians 12
Spiritual Gifts
1Now, dear brothers and sisters,a regarding your question about the special abilities the Spirit gives us. I don’t want you to misunderstand this. 2You know that when you were still pagans, you were led astray and swept along in worshiping speechless idols. 3So I want you to know that no one speaking by the Spirit of God will curse Jesus, and no one can say Jesus is Lord, except by the Holy Spirit.
4There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit is the source of them all. 5There are different kinds of service, but we serve the same Lord. 6God works in different ways, but it is the same God who does the work in all of us.
7A spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other. 8To one person the Spirit gives the ability to give wise adviceb; to another the same Spirit gives a message of special knowledge.c 9The same Spirit gives great faith to another, and to someone else the one Spirit gives the gift of healing. 10He gives one person the power to perform miracles, and another the ability to prophesy. He gives someone else the ability to discern whether a message is from the Spirit of God or from another spirit. Still another person is given the ability to speak in unknown languages,d while another is given the ability to interpret what is being said. 11It is the one and only Spirit who distributes all these gifts. He alone decides which gift each person should have.
One Body with Many Parts
12The human body has many parts, but the many parts make up one whole body. So it is with the body of Christ. 13Some of us are Jews, some are Gentiles,e some are slaves, and some are free. But we have all been baptized into one body by one Spirit, and we all share the same Spirit.f
14Yes, the body has many different parts, not just one part. 15If the foot says, “I am not a part of the body because I am not a hand,” that does not make it any less a part of the body. 16And if the ear says, “I am not part of the body because I am not an eye,” would that make it any less a part of the body? 17If the whole body were an eye, how would you hear? Or if your whole body were an ear, how would you smell anything?
18But our bodies have many parts, and God has put each part just where he wants it. 19How strange a body would be if it had only one part! 20Yes, there are many parts, but only one body. 21The eye can never say to the hand, “I don’t need you.” The head can’t say to the feet, “I don’t need you.”
22In fact, some parts of the body that seem weakest and least important are actually the most necessary. 23And the parts we regard as less honorable are those we clothe with the greatest care. So we carefully protect those parts that should not be seen, 24while the more honorable parts do not require this special care. So God has put the body together such that extra honor and care are given to those parts that have less dignity. 25This makes for harmony among the members, so that all the members care for each other. 26If one part suffers, all the parts suffer with it, and if one part is honored, all the parts are glad.
27All of you together are Christ’s body, and each of you is a part of it. 28Here are some of the parts God has appointed for the church:
first are apostles,
second are prophets,
third are teachers,
then those who do miracles,
those who have the gift of healing,
those who can help others,
those who have the gift of leadership,
those who speak in unknown languages.
29Are we all apostles? Are we all prophets? Are we all teachers? Do we all have the power to do miracles? 30Do we all have the gift of healing? Do we all have the ability to speak in unknown languages? Do we all have the ability to interpret unknown languages? Of course not! 31So you should earnestly desire the most helpful gifts.
But now let me show you a way of life that is best of all