dude, it SO wasn't me

I finished my book by Watchman Nee. Some amazing things in there and some humbling ones as I watched them play out in real time.

Nee said:
If you are simply a believer, you can act as you please, but if you are a member of the Body, then you must allow yourself to be limited by the other members... to be blended with other members... [because] the functioning of the Body is mutual. Every member has to render supply TO the Body, and fellowship and function IN the Body.

The Body of Christ that gathers and worships at wb is living out this reality more and more, and I believe the creative arts ministry is leading the way (not that I'm biased). With every Sunday morning, there is increased collaborative effort and stronger mutual interdependence upon one another. We are EACH rendering supply TO the Body (by cooperatively facilitating Sunday morning worship), while we ALL enjoy fellowship and friendship as we function the way God created us to IN the Body.

I'm seeing the beauty of limitation, the joy of living within my limitations. Stuart knows way more than me on the technical side of audio; Tod knows way more than me on the technical side of video; Therese offers a creativity, passion and organization to our drama ministry that otherwise was non-existent! And, they are each leading their teams whose members offer way more than me with respect to their individual functions. And Jeremy, the newest member of our lead creative team, has been collaborating with me and selecting Sunday morning music for the past 2 months!

In all of this, I have received more compliments and more encouragement over the past several months with regard to Sunday mornings ... and I give YOU the props EVERY time. For me, there is no greater pleasure or honor than to say, "Dude, it so wasn't me!"

You are blessing me with one of the most supernatural experiences in this life: seeing the Body of Christ.