15Mar16

1 Corinthians 12:12
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.

I think everyone can remember a time they were punished for someone else's mistakes. Basic training was an excellent introduction to this. One man failed and we all got scuffed up. One person forgot the right uniform and we all suffered. One person couldn't complete the task so we all did it again. Oh yes, I remember. But, what I don't think we often remember is those moments we were rewarded based on the effort of others. Where due to the work, focus, or resolve of a member of our team we all succeeded. No, those are harder to actually remember and come with much less of an emotional response. Why is that? It's because we like to take credit. We like to believe that, regardless of what the truth is, it was due to our small part, our leadership skills, our contribution, that the task was completed and the prize won. Ever had someone steal the glory from you?
We are one. In an organization this is supremely important. To be able to view the "lesser" with pride because they are a part of you. To be able to pass on the credit (truly, not in false humility) and perks, to be able to trust each other to look out for us. But, we don't do this. We don't trust each other. Because somehow the mistakes of someone else are so much easier to view than our own. That's why being a body with Christ is so integral. It's a realization that we are all broken, all make mistakes, and none is better than another... just placed in a different way to make the body function. True incorporation. True teamwork. All because the strength to move, and do, and be is found in that unity of faith. Who are you unified with today? Who do you trust and lean on? Who is your team? Are you a dependable part of the body? Are you a functional part of the body or are you the pancreas?