The eye can never say to the hand, "I don't need you."

The head can't say to the feet, "I don't need you."

In fact, some parts of the body that seem weakest and least important are actually the most necessary.

1 Corinthians 12:21-22 NLT

Paul is using this picture of the body to represent us, God's people, the church, and there must've been some kind of ranking, with some people being more important than others. 

I know I do that too. 

It's almost automatic to sift and rank people. 

And Paul says to just hold up. Flip your thinking on its head, and see those you perceive as least, as weak, they're needed. You need to see them as most necessary. 

That takes intention, to see the least as most important. 

This is a work of the heart to fight against the story of our culture, the world around us, the inclination of our hearts, to remind ourselves that the least are most important for us as a body.

This is the upsidedown kingdom in action, and it starts in the heart.

In my heart. 

This is love in action that sees the weakest and doesn't walk past, wait for someone else to help, but steps in and steps towards.

May we love one another a little more as Paul calls us to.

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