Though tragedy is hard, it can remind us that we are not sufficient on our own. We need the body and we need Jesus. And if we are a body, then the suffering of one is the suffering of us all.
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Genesis 1:1-31
Matthew 6:24-34
"For many of our white brothers, as evidenced by there presence here today, have come to realize that their destiny is tied up with our destiny, and their freedom is inextricably bound to our freedom. We cannot walk alone." –Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
"My greatest worry for the church is that denominations and sectarian movements would divid the whole body." –Jeremiah Burroughs