Bodies as living sacrifices

As we sacrifice our bodies as our act of worship, we lay them down to the service of others. We sacrifice our bodies so that the body of Christ may be enriched. Sacrificing body for the Body doesn't mean that we annihilate individuality. On the contrary, we must make the individual manifest through the giftings spread abroad by the Spirit. The sacrifice is not in losing our personhood, but in letting down the barriers that makes it ours. We now belong to each other. The mystery and interests of self are laid down to the intimacy and edification of the worshipping Body.