Its amazing to observe how reverently and with such respect people receive the Eucharist. Care is taken to ensure that no part of the Sacrament falls to or touches the floor and it is received in pious silence. Even when passing in front of the alter, respect is given by a show of reverence because the alter holds the Sacrament. And the respect and reverence itself is not even so amazing as the fact that it is so universally practiced and expected.
It seems markedly incongruous that some of the same believers who treat the Eucharist with such respect do not think they ought to show respect for their own bodies. How can we truly honor what does not even appear to be flesh of God when we do not honor what is clearly flesh made in the image of God? If we bow before alters made by men because they house the Sacrament how should we treat our bodies, created by God, which house the Holy Spirit?
"Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body." -- 1 Cor 6:19-20
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Perhaps if I could conceive of exercise as prayer, I could motivate myself to do it more often.
Your reverence for the gifts God has given you is here evident. Thank you for sharing of those gifts with us.
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