Since 2012, She Reads Truth has maintained a singular mission: to be women in the Word of God every day. Ten years later, our community includes “Shes” from across the globe, but our mission hasn’t changed.
Reading Scripture together is the centerpiece of what we do at She Reads Truth. As we spend time as a community reading This Is The Church, we encourage you to start by reading the daily Scripture on your own. Then join us here to engage and encourage one another as we respond to what we’ve read. Each day for this series, we’ll include a brief summary of the reading along with a prompt for conversation.
Paul uses a metaphor of the human body to describe the relationship between Christ and the Church. As the head of the body, Christ unifies the individual parts that serve distinct purposes.
Discussion Question: In what ways have you seen the beauty of unique gifts and perspectives in your experience with the body of Christ?
Take time to reflect on your Scripture reading and today’s question. Share what you are learning with others in the community in the comments.
This reading was so powerful to me. I love the way that we have the potential to bring out the best in others as “the body”, even in our relationships and understanding of the Gospel. I love that I am part of a small group community that includes people from different denominations, Christian communities, and upbringing. We can truly help each other engage and ask questions and see things a different way.
After reading this day’s verses, I am going to commit 1 Cor 12:22 to memory. “On the contrary, those parts of the body that are weaker are indispensable.” This verse seems to combat the lie that I have no purpose in the church, my contribution is not needed or wanted. Not true! Praise God.
I love that everyone thinks differently. When we serve, several have strengths in prepping coffee, helping pass out special event stuff, and others like me like to seek out those who are new and welcome them. The different strengths come together and we form a unified body of Christ at the local level, but when we unify we are stronger over all and have a more global presence.
I am a long time SRT reader but rarely post in the comments so lately I’ve been challenging myself to post more regularly to be a more active participant in this community. Sometimes I worry that what I post won’t come across the way I intended or that I’ll sound uninformed. What a comfort to be reminded that we are already one body in Christ – I’m not going to get cut out for my comments (or lack of comments in the past!). And for some reason I’ve always been comfortable accepting that as a member of the body I need the other members of the body, but I hadn’t thought about the fact that they also need me. We all need each other but I was only seeing it in one direction where I am the one who needs those with gifts I don’t have. We each have unique gifts and perspectives, including me, so I need to share them with the rest of the body.
Todays reading teaches us why we can’t just come to church, eat and then leave. We have all be given gifts that grow the body. By not being an active part of the body we are withholding from the body something it needs. So many times we come to church focused on being fed, focused on what we GET and what we WANT. That is not how Christ set up the body. He life teaches us what it means to be human. Christ served and laid down His life. We as the body of Christ must lay down our fleshly desires and model Him.
Todays reading teaches us why we can’t just come to church, eat and then leave. We have all be given gifts that grow the body. By not being an active part of the body we are withholding from the body something it needs. So many times we come to church focused on being fed, focused on what we GET and what we WANT. That is not how Christ set up the body. He life teaches us what it ,eans
I loved the metaphor that the church is the body of Christ. So many times we compare ourselves to others and think we’re not important or needed because we’re not like someone else or we don’t fit a “mold”. But just as each body part has different functions and is unique so are we. We are needed in our uniqueness to function together for the goodness of the Church. Today’s reading makes me more confident to want to get involved in my community Church and to not feel scared of what others might think.
Hello She’s! Yes I love what you said Abigail. I have seen so many passionate about unique initiatives or people in the church. Bringing unique people together makes us the church!