Blest Be The Tie That Binds!
"Now you are the body of Christ,
and members individually."
1 Corinthians 12:27
Before it’s completely forgotten, let's revisit the hymn,
“Blest Be the Tie That Binds,” and recover its spirit:
“Blest be the tie that binds our hearts in
Christian love;
the fellowship of kindred minds is like to that above.
Before our Father’s throne we pour our ardent prayers;
our
fears, our hopes, our aims are one, our comforts
and our cares.”
It’s harder to squabble when you sing and live those lyrics.
It’s often hard to live peacefully with all the other members
of the Body of Christ. Even Paul and Barnabas had a falling
out in Acts
15:36-41.
Time and maturity seemed to heal their division,
and we need to learn the art of allowing wounds
to heal, divisions to dissolve, and hearts to unite.
All Christians are part of the Body of Christ, and it’s
healthy to reach out to those who may be in a different
category—married or single, young or old, rough or
polished, rich or poor.
Especially those with a need about which we can
pray. After all, “our fears, our hopes, our aims are
one, our comforts and our
cares.”
"We share our mutual woes, our mutual burdens bear,
and often for each other flows the sympathizing
tear."
John Fawcett
