One Body, Many Parts. Some of us are Jews, and others are Gentiles. The Bible says, "The body is a unit, though it is made up of many parts; and though all its parts are many, they form one body. About forty years ago, the church rediscovered its identity as the body of Christ. being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another,” (Romans 12:5). Daily Reflection / Produced by The High Calling Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function, so it is with Christ’s body. Scripture Reading — 1 Corinthians 12:12-31 . As one of our GDRV owners, we want to help you find whatever you need to keep your Grand Design luxury Fifth Wheel, Trailer, or Toy Hauler in great shape both outside and inside. We have all experienced how something as simple as a toothache can affect other parts of the body. But this one body has many parts. –1 Corinthians 10:17. Christ is the head of the church, but each of us plays an essential role. 1 Corinthians 12:27 — The human body is amazing. The curriculum included swimming, running, climbing and … Each part depends on the other parts. For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slaves or free, and we were all given the one Spirit to drink." (1 Corinthians 12:12-13). Blog | Scripture for Life. One Bread, One Body - Reflection for September 13, 2014 "ONE BREAD, ONE BODY" "Because the loaf of bread is one, we, many though we are, are one body, for we all partake of the one loaf." As St. Paul puts it in the Gospel reading from yesterday, we are many parts but we are all one body. The title of the song is "We Are Many Parts" and it says: We are many parts, we are all one body, and the gifts we have we are given to share. One Body, Many Parts. Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it. We are many parts, January 25, 2016 Daily Reflection. So it is with Christ. June 20, 2016. May the Spirit of love make us one in deed; one, the love that we share, one, our hope in despair, one, the cross that we bear. Our society tries to instill an attitude of individualism into our minds. We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other. Now we each drink from that same Spirit. As “members one of another” we may differ in what we do, but when we pull it all together in unison … One Body with Many Parts - from Henri Nouwen's Bread for the Journey The Church is one body. Share In recent years, much has been said about spiritual gifts—those God-given abilities He equips us with to serve effectively. For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. ‘The body of Christ has many different parts, just as any other body does. Many parts, one body. Spirituality. January 25, 2016. Join us for a virtual Advent reflection series with Dan Schutte. 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