"The eye cannot say to the hand, 'I have no need of you,' nor again the head to the feet, 'I have no need of you.' On the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable."
If you are part of the church, the church needs you. Other people may not think this, and you may not even think that you are needed, but you are. Just as you are needed so are all other people in the church. This includes physically or mentally handicapped people and people you might secretly (or not so secretly) view as beneath yourself in some way. The church would not be better off without such people.
Perhaps you have had similar thoughts. "His physical/social awkwardness is embarrassing. I wish he weren’t here." But the idea that a weak believer is disposable is grossly unbiblical. The church needs everyone God incorporates into the body. Perhaps God put someone in your church simply to shape the character of other members. If you think ill of others in the church body, you need to readjust your thinking. Those that seem less important are truly indispensable members. If you were to get rid of them, you would seriously injure or even destroy the church.
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