This month, we take our lead from the last two points from our July series. We are called to unity and we are also called to bring our differences into relationship with each other. Guided by our understanding of the Trinity, much of our Christian life together is caught up in the balance between unity and difference.
This first week, we continue to take our cues primarily from Paul. In his letter to the church in Ephesus, he helps us think about what it looks like to live our lives together as the body of Christ (see Ephesians 4:1-16). We are united into one body, but we each bring something difference to the relationship. We each have a different part to play.
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In the last two weeks, I talked briefly about the interplay between our unity and our differences. Through Jesus we are united in one body. But we bring our full selves with us, all that we have experienced and all that we are. Our lives together as Christians are lived in the tension between our unity and our differences.
This month, we will explore a bit more what this looks like in practice. How do we all fit together into one body? How do our differences help make us better?