The Body of Christ

“The peace of Christ must control your hearts — a peace into which you were called in one body. And be thankful people.” (Colossians 3:15 CEB)

For a while now I have been struck by the shallowness that often exists in some faith communities. It’s as if people do not trust one another enough to tell the truth about themselves, their struggles and vulnerabilities. It may be that rugged individualist mentality, that “pull yourself up by your own bootstraps” ideology, haunting so many of us that we are afraid of appearing weak or less than human if people knew about what we’re really going through...