PIECES IN GOD'S PUZZLE

Some puzzles have 25 pieces; some have over 1000. One thing they all have in common is that every piece matters! If you put together a 100 piece puzzle and are missing 2 pieces, most people will not focus on the 98 that are there, but rather on the 2 that are missing.

In the same way, a children's ministry is made up of lots of pieces--namely, coworkers. When all the coworkers are doing their part, everything fits together nicely, like a puzzle. When a few of them stop serving (or do not do a good job), it affects many people around them.

In 1 Corinthians 12, the apostle Paul compares the church as a body made of many parts. He explains that one part cannot feel that it is superior or inferior to each other, because they are all important.