Lord 👑

We are the body of Christ. 💥

There is a quotation from St. Teresa of Avila that states: “Christ has no body now but yours. 💥

No hands, no feet on earth but yours.💥

Yours are the eyes through which he looks compassion on this world. 💥

Yours are the feet with which he walks to do good. 💥

Yours are the hands through which he blesses all the world. 💥

Yours are the hands; yours are the feet; yours are the eyes; you are his body. 💥

Christ has nobody now on earth but yours.💥

” In recent years, the singer Jewel recorded a song called “Hands”, which has the same meaning and even goes further as the song states that we all can do something to help even if our hands are ‘small.” 💥

Who will fight for justice for low-income people and the vulnerable if not us? 💥

Who will show compassion for the weak if not us? 💥

Who will be Christ to the world if not us? 💥

In the early days of the church, the Christian community would gather together to retell the story of Jesus, to read the letters sent to the community from Paul or one of the other disciples, and to offer a sacrifice of bread and wine as Jesus did at the Last Supper. 💥

In this passage, Paul reminds the community that they are all a part of the body of Christ. 💥

The Corinthians were an exciting group, and I would have loved to be a fly on the wall at some of their gatherings. 💥

This passage will be followed up in chapter 11 by a further advance on the institution of this instEucharist of the Eucharis and then by the gifts given to the body of Christ in chapters 12, 13, and 14. 💥

Although not all Christian traditions interpret the Eucharist in the same way or celebrate it as often as others, all denominations agree that we are a people of “thanksgiving” who must be Christ’s body on earth, using our gifts for the betterment of the world. 💥

Today, let’s look at the advantages and opportunities we have been given and see how well we have used them for the common good. 💥