The Body of Christ [Hwy33]

“The body is a unit, though it is made up of many parts; and though all of its parts are many, they form one body.” – 1 Cor 12:12 In the Christian theological tradition the phrase “the body of Christ” is used in a threefold way:1. The physical body of the 1st century Palestinian Jew Jesus2. The community united to the Messiah Jesus through the Holy Spirit3. The Eucharistic body of Christ made present to the Church in the sacrament of Holy Communion The disunity of the church calls us to repentance, to earnestly strive for unity, and wait upon the Lord to bring healing to his broken body• Scandal of divided church is perhaps the greatest obstacle to Christian witness and evangelismBy this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” John 13:35  Let us pray that God would breath his life-giving Spirit into the broken body of his Church, so that once again the world be able to look upon us and know that we are his disciples by the way we love one another.