For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of yourself more highly than you ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.
(Romans 12.3
NRSV)
So it is with the church. Everyone has been given a gift and when persons share their gifts the community of faith is strengthened. Then the church is able to reach out to the community outside--the community for which Christ died.
Dear God, help me to use my gifts to strengthen your church and community of faith. In Jesus name, Amen.
Ron Newhouse