Body

November 7, 2026

“For as the body is one and has many members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ. But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body just as He pleased.” 1 Corinthians 12:12, 18

Many years ago, Hyemi was making food when she opened a can of beans and cut her left thumb. At first, she said it was fine. But when I saw it, I told her, “We are going to the ER now.” Sure enough, it was a deep cut, and Hyemi got 6 stitches on her thumb.

First, I learned how great a mother is. Literally, I had to do everything for her. Cooking, washing, laundry, cleaning, you name it. I usually help her with household chores, but not to the same extent as I have over the last few weeks while Hyemi was in Korea. And there was Sebin, a baby at that time. I had to change every single diaper, bathe her, clothe her, feed her, clean up after the mess; it was chaos. Mothers are awesome! Thank you for what you do!

But there is one more thing we learned. Because Hyemi couldn’t use her left thumb, there was not much she could do. A thumb is just a small part of her body, and yet it is so important. That is why this experience reminded us how God has designed our human body. Every single part of the body is important, whether it’s your heart, brain, eyes, nose, skin, nails, fingers, feet—you name it. No body part is unimportant.

Likewise, Paul reminds us that we, as church members, are one body. Whether you are a pastor, an elder, a deacon/deaconess, youth leader, Sabbath School teacher, young or old, you make up the whole body, and you are important. Just as every part of the body matters, so does every member have a place. It is God who has set us. Thank you for being a part of that, and thank you for what you do. And let us thank God!