We are made in the image of God.  My body and yours are sacred creations.  I forget that alot.  But I can remember, again and again, as if for the first time.  When I remember, I claim the privilege of being human.

J. Philip Newell (Echo of the Soul: The Sacredness of the Human Body) offers a lovely image of our bodies like royal garments woven with gold. “If the golden thread were to be ripped out of the clothing the whole garment would unravel. So it is with the image of God woven into the mystery of our being. If somehow it were to be extracted we would cease to exist.”

Do you believe that your body is sacred?  Can you “act as if” this were true,  just for today?  What difference does this one belief make?

Let me know what you think.