The Purpose of Nerves

Today as I was vac-packing pepperettes, I was thinking about a Sunday school lesson we had a number of weeks ago about different members of the body of Christ. Our teacher encouraged us to think of less obvious body parts to compare to different giftings and roles in the church.

And that’s when I decided I’m a nerve. (I didn’t tell the whole class. Don’t worry.)

I’ve thought about it a few times since and I thought about it again today.

You see, I think we kind of tend to undervalue ne...