Sue Park-Hur reflects on God’s call in 1 Corinthians 12:12-31, and the call to love as a whole in chapter 13. This is a reflection rooted in warmth as it was also an affirmation and celebration of God’s call to ordination for Mariann Reardon as the service wrapped around this event for the congregation.

This is God’s familiar passage to us as an interconnected body. We are united in the person of Jesus, and we have been baptized by one Spirit into one body. What is our vision of a perfect body? This passage shows a body in tension, even in conflict. The body must adapt and re-adapt. And as the body grows in the Spirit, gifts are poured out and imparted to the people. And even more, this is a letter of love, concretely defined by acts of will on behalf of others.

Hear Sue’s own wisdom in the audio below as a leader in our Mennonite denomination.