Body of Christ

Family isn't just somebody you live with or who you are related to by blood, but can be a group of people who are generally not blood related who share common attitudes, interests, and goals. I was thinking of the church family and how much we are like one. As I sat at church last Wednesday night I realized how close most of us are. We all come together to show love, share our faith, and be with people we care a lot about. As I watched the kids that were coming into class hug each other and relay how glad they were to see each other it occurred to me that I was in a special place. It felt safe. A place where I know I have a connection with so many people that love and cherish each other. 

 It hadn't hit me until now how wonderful the family of Christ is; in 1 Corinthians 12:27 it says, " Now you are the body of Christ, and each of you is a part of it" and in the same chapter verse 12 it says, " that the body is a unit , though made up of many parts... they form one body. So it is with Christ." Last Wednesday I felt so grateful to be a part of the body of Christ because I could  feel God's presence and I knew that we were honoring him with our love and worship.