Paul says, "It is the parts of the body which we consider the least dignified, that we surround with the greatest dignity" (1 Corinthians 12:23). In the body of the church, these are not the parts that generally lead or control. The most important parts are those that are least presentable to the world.
As a people called out of oppression, we must recognize that it's the weakest among us who form the core. The elderly, the small children, the handicapped, the sick, the hungry, the mentally ill.
We can be called the people of God only when these, the least among us, are the most treasured. When the world looks at us, is this what they see?
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