“Those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable. … Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.”

1 Corinthians 12:22, 27
Have you ever worked on a puzzle and in frustration thought, there must be a missing piece? In our house, this usually results in a family member walking by the puzzle and randomly, easily finding the piece thought to be lost. If even the one piece were truly gone, the puzzle would feel incomplete. A church without members who have disabilities is as incomplete as a puzzle missing a piece. 

According to the Center for Disease Control, one in four Americans has a disability. Yet few churches reflect that mix. Sometimes we may not know if church members are impacted by disability. We must ask, are we intentional about reaching out to, adapting our teaching for, and enfolding those around us whose lives clearly are impacted by disability? As we have been observing, God has a heart for disability ministry and the disabled. But do we? 

If we don’t, we’ll never know how incomplete we are. As we welcome these families into our fellowship, we see the richness they add to our church communities and soon will find it difficult to imagine life any other way. 

 



Scripture Focus

1 Corinthians 12:12-27

Insight

“Missing pieces do more than complete the puzzle; they fill in an empty space.” (unknown)

Bible In A Year

  • Esther 3-4
  • Psalm 39
  • Luke 23

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