I share an office with a seminary intern, Josh Howard. His arrival to SU, along with the other seminary intern, Amy Howard (who happens to be his wife) changed the scape of our office in a wonderful way. One day, Josh and i were loudly working out a drum part for a service for which we were planning. Rhonda walked began laughing just as loudly in the hallway.

She was so tickled because she passed our boisterous office and walked into our next-door office neighbors, including Amy, who were quietly pouring over charts and graphs and narratives and other instruments of assessment. Rhonda was delighted by the diversity of tasks -- all necessary -- that keep Spiritual Life going around here. It reminded me of the Body of Christ.

When we experience differences of opinion in our churches regarding Worship Arts, or any other theological aspect, we have an opportunity to act as the Body of Christ, too. I've shared with many that we are the Body of Christ because we are all needed to fulfill the diverse needs of our world. We can't all be eyes or hands or asses or hearts: each of us is a cherished child of God, precious in the sight of God. I am not commissioned to go into all nations and make everyone agree with me. I am commissioned to go to all the world and make disciples... teaching others to observe the peace-building, hope-bringing, love-spreading lessons that Jesus modeled for us.

We need the drummers and the list-makers as we teach, and learn from, our sisters and brothers. Perhaps we can ask ourselves, "What are my gifts? And am i using them to be my best example of my part of the Body?"