Fearfully and Wonderfully Quotes

“The first transplant recipients did not die because their new kidneys failed, but rather because their bodies would not be fooled. Though the new kidney cells looked and acted in every respect like the old ones, they did not belong. Transplant surgeons must now give the recipient immunosuppressant drugs for the rest of the patient’s life”
― Paul Brand, Fearfully and Wonderfully: The Marvel of Bearing God's Image

“Human society confers little status on janitors because their position is considered unskilled. The Body [of Christ], however, recognizes that lowly janitor cells are indispensable to overall health. If you doubt that, ask someone who must go in for kidney dialysis three times per week.”
― Paul Brand, Fearfully and Wonderfully: The Marvel of Bearing God's Image