Wednesday, January 9, 2002
Wednesday, January 9, 2002
The eye cannot say to the hand, "I have no need of you," nor again the
head to the feet, "I have no need of you."
The world-renowned contralto, Marian Anderson, was once asked why she always
used the first person plural, we, instead of a simple I when she spoke about herself.
Here is what she said: "Possibly," she said, "because the longer one lives, the more
one realizes that there is no particular thing that you can do alone. With the execution
of the work that we do there are many people--those who wrote the music, those who
made the piano on which the accompanist is playing, the accompanist who lends
support to the performances... So the I in it is very small indeed."
That is also how it is in the church. Each of us is important--regardless of what our area
of service might be.
(1 Corinthians 12.21
NRSV)
The hand cannot say to the foot, "I have no need of thee." We are all important whether
we are singing in the choir or teaching a class or welcoming visitors or receiving the
offering or whatever our role may be. We all matter in the enterprise to which Christ
has called us.
Dear God, walk with me as I use the gifts you have given to me. Teach me to use them
with generosity and grace. Amen.
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