Body: Biblical spirituality for the whole person

Times of illness challenge us into relationship with our bodies.

disunity and conflict can be very damaging to the mission of the Church. Who would want to join a body that seems intent on chewing its own leg off?

It is not just helpful or generally good to exercise your Spirit-given gifts. It is vital.

Taking time to take care of our bodies is a spiritual discipline and needs to be placed alongside prayer and worship in our thoughts about spirituality: sleep, exercise, pampering in a spa, having a well-cooked meal with friends are all part of spirituality and we should take care to ensure we do them regularly. They are not an indulgence, they are

Soul-making implies a deliberate intention on our part to pay attention to who we are called to be and to seek regular refreshment so that we can grow more and more into the people God yearns for us to be.

The existence of a view or even the knowledge of that view does not mean you accept it and are influenced by it.

Our bodies are the means by which we relate to others; the body of Christ is the means by which Christ’s community relates to those outside of it.

No Christian can be ‘more spiritual’ than another but they can be more open to the Spirit and set their minds more fully on the things of the Spirit.

Taking proper care of our bodies – those temples of the Holy Spirit – should be ranked alongside prayer as a Spiritual discipline.