1 Corinthians 12&13

Thank you, Father, that I am a member of Christ’s body here on earth, his organized presence to minister the gospel to the world, and to teach and care for all people who are yours.

You, Father, have set me in that body exactly where and how it pleases you. There are many members, yet one body.

Each member is baptized into Christ’s body by your Holy Spirit, Father, and we have been made to drink into one spirit.

Holy Spirit, you are a gift to me from God, our father. You dwell in me and gift me with divine gifts as the Father appoints for me. Your gifts, Holy Spirit, are a part of me and are meant to profit all people who are yours.

Whatever gifts you manifest in me, Lord, they must be enjoyed and served in humility and love, otherwise they are futile and just noise.

By your grace, Father, I can be faith filled and wise and generous, but if I do not serve and pray and see in love, there is no eternal benefit.

In Christ, faith, hope, and love are a part of me, but the greatest of these is love.