Plenty of people have witnessed the church at its worst. Because churches are made up of sinful people, every church has its ugly moments - including ours. That’s why it’s so important for churches to remember Christ’s design for them - a design whose beauty is in its simplicity, a design that keeps the body of Christ working at its best. Today we see that Christ’s church on earth will often experience struggle and hardship. Sometimes that struggle and hardship hits very close to home. However, we keep our eyes fixed on one prize—the heavenly reward God wants for us and for all people, a reward that makes any earthly trouble seem puny by comparison. The church is at its best when its eyes are on God’s eternal prize.