The picture of God's people being part of a literal body in terms of gifts & value has always piqued my interest. This one's a hand; that one's a lung or a heart. No one's more or less important, and even the vital organs aren't given honor over the lessor elements.
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Just as each of us has one body with many
members, and these members do not all
have the same function, so in Christ we
who are many form one body, and each
member belongs to all the others.
We have different gifts, according to the
grace given us.
Romans 12:4-6
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But God has combined the members of the
body and has given greater honor to the parts
that lacked it, so that there should be no division
in the body, but that its parts should have equal
concern for each other.
1 Corinthians 12:24-25
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I have often wondered what part am I. What is my personal placement in the body?
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It might seem a wasted exercise, but it doesn't take very long to figure out how many life lessons are associated with it. Mind you, one needs to be a bit fanciful to conceive of such a thing. .
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So here's my big announcement: I'm an eyelash!
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"An eyelash?" you say?
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Yep.
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So here's the fanciful context of my conclusion.
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An eyelash - while obscure (aka humble) and hardly vital like the brain or heart - performs a vital function nonetheless. It protects one's ability to see, acting as a filter. Anything in the way of debris that might threaten one's vision has to first get past the eyelash. It acts much like an honorable sentry. I like that.
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Well, leave to my wise sister Dolores to remind me of a little matter associated with the eyelash that just might not fit with my noble, albeit fanciful "purpose".
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Her comment went something like this: Oh, how wonderful. I like that analogy, though I must remind you that the very eyelash that is intended to protect is also quite capable of bending inward and poking the eye, actually hurting it.
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What? How dare another body part (and with Dolores, no doubt the body's intellect) see my eyelash (chosen humbly) as anything but always and forever effective.
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So now you know HOW fanciful was my exercise.
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Oh well, I'm still an eyelash.
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6 comments:
Haha! Leave it to a sisters to tell each other how it really is, eh?
Our guest speaker at our church this morning spoke on this very thing. How we all have to come together to form the body. Separately, we don't have nearly the impact that we do when we work together.
Blessings to you, Sassy!
What a beautiful and thought provoking analogy. Thank you! Once again, I am touched deeply by my visit.
Blessings, Andrea
For what it's worth, I used to pull out my eyelashes...
I know. Ouch.
I'd never, though, in a million years, pluck out my Sassy. You are a valuable filter in my life!!!
Have a great week, Sassy lashes.
peace~elaine
Kathleen,
I am sure you are a beautiful, long eyelash that effectively performs your duty for it body. And we are all so grateful to have our eyelashes! :)
Christy
I love the body of Christ and how we compliment one another for one purpose...to glorify Him. You are vital to all of us. Happy monday.
Hugs,
Mary
lol I like that. I like that you would even think of an eyelash and how it is used on the body. We always think of the hands or feet but not the smaller even as important parts.
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