With February now half over, I’m beginning to think about how I’ll need to to get outside and prune my trees. There are many branches on a tree, and they will either grow up or out, depending on how I prune them. Each of those branches, however, is the tree. The tree is all the branches, all the roots, and all the leaves together. It is a multi-faceted life form. And I can form how it will grow and mature.

The church is like that, as well. There are many parts in the Lord’s church. As Paul says, there are noble and in-noble parts in the body. Some bring Christ honor, and others dishonor. But all the parts together make up the body of Christ. We’re in this together.

“so in Christ we who are many form one body” (Romans 12:5). Let’s learn to work together.