Came across two little gems on life in the church--
The Christian Pundit, quoting Spurgeon here, "..the Church is not an institution for perfect people, but a sanctuary for sinners saved by Grace, who, though they are saved, are still sinners and need all the help they can derive from the sympathy and guidance of their fellow Believers."
And from Gentle Reformation, some early church fathers speaking on the diversity of the church--from the perspective of the pastoral ministry. This article reminded me that we are unified by the Holy Spirit--that his work in our hearts is the "glue" that sticks us together. We need the glue because often we Christians are more different than alike--in domains such as talent, interest, walk of life, finance, intellect, temperament... Which means that yes, we have different needs--but also have different abilities to help and encourage others.
