ROMANS 16
Thomas Woodrow Wilson was an American politician and academic who served as the 28th president of the United States from 1913 to 1921.
Wilson led his country into World War I and became the creator and leading advocate of the League of Nations, for which he was awarded the 1919 Nobel Prize for Peace. During his second term the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, giving women the right to vote, was passed and ratified.
He was recognized as one of the most powerful leaders on earth. But few knew that after a devastating stroke in 1919, it was his wife, Edith Wilson, who managed nearly all of his affairs, deciding which issues should be brought to his attention. In fact, some modern historians believe that for a short while, she was the one who served as the president of the United States.
If we are asked to mention the leaders and influencers in the early church, most people would quickly remember men like Peter, Paul, James, Timothy and those who possessed well-documented gifts. In Romans 16, Paul lists over thirty people of various backgrounds – men, women, slaves, Jews, and gentiles – who contributed to the life of the church in many ways.
Some of us feel that we are too ordinary to be noticed in the church. But the truth is that each of us has gifts that can be used to serve, help others and build the church.
As members of the body of Christ, we should never feel unimportant. There are various ways we can serve in the church.
