The Body of Christ
The Bible talks about each of us having a particular purpose in the body of Christ. I'll paraphrase here (because I'm too lazy to search for the reference); the hand doesn't say to the eye that because you're not a hand you're without value.

And so I've often wondered what part of the body of Christ am I?

In speaking about local congregations the New Testament talks about different people having different gifts, and the body is heathly because each person brings their uniqueness to the corporate body.

In identifying what body part I am, I found an interesting juxtaposition of metaphors. Jesus said, If your right eye offends you, pluck it out. Of course the context was completely different, but I've often mused at how successful I might be if I offered for sale T-Shirts with the 'scriptural message':


Someone will certainly be offended by my pun, but sadly they will likely be less offended when this exact sentiment is lived out in the local church.

So- back to the body of Christ. Health in the early church was facilitated by having a variety of body parts to make a healthy body. In today's church, we have more of a warehousing model. We store all the elbows over here, all the knees over there, and of course we all know what body part that church is filled with (if you get my meaning).

So what part of the body of Christ am I. Well it's simple. I'm the right butt. The right butt of the body of Christ. How do I know. Because, everytime I get into a discussion or argument that might cause another Christian to be forced to move outside their comfort zone, they always look me in the eye and say....."You're right, but."  ¶ 9:21 PM