Human anatomy was not my best subject in college.  It was all I could do to pass the class.  In hindsight, there are many reasons why this was true: the 7:00am class start time, the monotone lecturer, and the fact that I get squeamish at the first sight of blood.  So, I'm not an expert on what I'm about to say by any means. Despite all my struggles, that class made one idea abundantly clear: the body is miraculous.

As science has progressed over the years, many aspects of our physical existence have become far more clearly seen and understood.  So many parts and processes of our bodies are absolutely breathtaking in their functionality and simplicity.  By looking at our bodies carefully, we can get a small glimpse into the mind and the heart of our Creator.

Even though he knew a tiny fraction of what we know now, the Apostle Paul knew enough to use the miraculous nature of our bodies as a way of describing the makeup of God's Church.  As we'll see this Sunday in our continuing study of 1 Corinthians, the human body and the Church have much in common.  In the same way that every part of our body plays a role in our health and wellbeing, so does every part of the body of Christ play a role in the health and wellbeing of the Church.  

Our series on 1 Corinthians, A Better Way, reaches the middle of chapter 12 this week.  I hope you can join us and consider again what it means to be the body of Christ on earth.  We won't be graded on this information, but we will be tested to see how well we are applying the concepts that Paul describes here at HCC.