C.S. Lewis on the Body of Christ

A member of the Body of Christ found a devotional by noted theologian C.S. Lewis that seemed to describe perfectly how Christians may work in harmony -- and how they might appear to the outside world:

"Their very voices and faces are different from ours: stronger, quieter, happier, more radiant. They begin where most of us leave off. ... They will not be very like the idea of 'religious people' which you have formed from your general reading.

"They do not draw attention to themselves. You tend to think you are being kind to them when they are really being kind to you. They love you more than other men do, but they need you less. ... They will usually seem to have a lot of time: you will wonder where it comes from.

"When you have recognized one of them, you will recognize the next one much more easily. And I strongly suspect (but how should I know?) that they recognize one another immediately and infallibly, across every barrier of color, sex, class, age and even creeds. In that way, to become holy is rather like joining a secret society. To put it at the very lowest, it must be great FUN."