In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord (Ephesians 2:21).
In him
Not just for him–though it is for him.
Not just to him–though it is to him.
In him
So…we are a temple to God, and the temple is in God, and Christ himself, who is God, is the foundation stone of the temple.
I don’t totally get it,
but
I like it.
I also like that, when you admire a building, you are admiring the entirety of it, not the individual pieces. I mean, you don’t usually hear someone exclaim, “Wow! Look at that brick!” or, “Hey, what a great slab of marble!” or, “Now that there’s a 2X4 if’n ever I seed one!”
Which means that if I, as brick #94738274, am a little wobbly or chipped or cracked or rough, it’ll be OK. I’m still part of something truly amazing.
I’m not that important
and yet
I’m absolutely essential.
Yeah, I don’t totally get it,
but
I like it.
Happy Thursday, Beloved.