SoulCore invites us to intentionally integrate the elements of the Rosary into our daily lives. Through prayer, movement, and virtue, we are formed not only to pray the Rosary, but in a sense, to become a living Rosary. A visible witness of personal transformation, virtue, peace, and wholeness.
At the heart of this invitation is the stewardship of the body.
Do you consider your body a miracle? A temple? A sacred gift from God? Scripture reminds us: “Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit.” 1 Cor 6:19-20
Our bodies are indeed a gift from God. They are temples of the Holy Spirit, entrusted to us with care and reverence. Being good stewards of our bodies in a way that honors and glorifies God becomes our gift back to Him.
When we care for our bodies with intention and gratitude, we are better equipped to be healthy, holy vessels, ready to do the will of God and to serve others with love.
We are made in His image. We are the embodiment of His love and power.
As St. John Paul II reminds us: “Our bodies are ‘the sacrament of the person, making visible the invisible, the Divine.’”
To embody means to express or give visible form. Our bodies are meant to make Christ visible to the world. To be:
The feet that move the Message.
The tongue that speaks the Truth.
The arms that hug.
The hands that offer comfort.
The mouth that gives a smile.
“Christ has no body now but yours. No hands, no feet on earth but yours. Yours are the eyes through which he looks compassion on this world. Yours are the feet with which he walks to do good. Yours are the hands through which he blesses all the world. Yours are the hands, yours are the feet, yours are the eyes, you are his body. Christ has no body now on earth but yours.” St. Teresa of Avila
As we enter a new year, a season when many feel renewed in their desire to care for their bodies, we invite you to be intentional in how you steward this sacred gift.
May we be healthy and holy vessels, ready to do God’s will and to serve others. May we never forget to thank God for our bodies – the miracle, the gift, the sacred temple He has entrusted to us. Let us ask for the grace to care for this gift with reverence, praise, and thanksgiving.
“Therefore glorify God with your body.” 1 Cor 6:20
May the movements of our heart, mind, body, and soul always glorify God.
What a powerful reminder! Thank you for strengthening my focus on every reason to be a good steward of my body. God bless you!
God bless you Christine! Praying for your continued commitment to being a good steward of your body, mind and soul!
I love this ! Thank you for the blessing and profound truth ! Wishing you a joyful and peaceful new year ! God bess you !
Grateful to be journeying together in stewardship of body, mind and soul, Denise-Marie! Wishing you abundant blessings in the new year!