God’s intention for the Church is to be a unified group of diverse people, a countercultural love for the common good. However, the Church of Corinth is a lot more interested in “doing” and a lot less interested in “being.”  Which is a good reminder for all of us. As big and bold as the Storefront vision is, without God’s love informing our lives, we too, will be a “clanging cymbal” or a “noisy gong” to our city. Meaning, we’ll be noisy (big splash) but unwanted (hollow and abrasive) instruments in the world, unable to foster personal or communal transformation.

(Scripture reading: 1 Corinthians 12:31; 13:1-13)