Third Sunday after Ephiphany

One of my resolutions this year is to be better at blogging her and on RevGals. So here are some first thoughts for this weeks sermon. We continue this week in 1 Corinthians talking about gifts of the Spirit. This week the lesson describes how we are each part of the body of Christ, we each have gifts to bring to this body. No one part of the body is better or weaker than the next. Each part is important. We each are important in the life of the community of believers. We each bring our gifts to build up the body. When I worked at camp we did a skit called 'The Pinky Toe.' A few of us would line up and walk around as the body. Each person had a different part, the first person was the brain, then the arms, the legs and so forth. The last person was the pinky toe. The body decides to get rid of the pinky toe, but it cannot work without it, so the body invites the pinky toe back and can now work again. Even parts that seem insignificant are very important.

I also picked up on Jesus' teaching in Luke. The Holy Spirit is upon Jesus, annoints Jesus, and sends Jesus. The Holy Spirit does this for us as well!