Your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit

As an aspiring exercise physiologist and PE instructor at UNC, I study things like human performace, fitness, sports nutrition and human physiology, so I am constantly being reminded about how proper nutrition and exercise are vital to staying healthy and fit for life, athlete or not. I have always been fond of the verse from 1 Corinthians where Paul says that our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit. If we all thought of our bodies in that way, there would be a lot less obesity and other behavior-related diseases (including those related to substance abuse, sexual activity, poor nutrition, and being sedentary). I've included an excerpt of 1 Corinthians 6:12-20, where Paul talks about our bodies being temples of the Holy Spirit. In this section, of 1 Corinthians, Paul is specifically talking about this in relation to sexual practices, but I've taken those references out to make it apply to all behaviors.

"You say, 'I am allowed to do anything'--but not everything is good for you. And even though 'I am allowed to do anything,' I must not become a slave to anything. You say, 'Food was made for the stomach and the stomach for food.' (This is true, though someday God will do away with both of them.) They [our bodies] were made for the Lord, and the Lord cares about our bodies. And God will raise us from the dead by his power, just as he raised our Lord from the dead. Don't you realize that your bodies are actually parts of Christ? Don't you realize that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself, for God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body."

Easter Triduum Pictures

Here is the link to our Easter Triduum/Easter Sunday photo album from St. Thomas More. If you go to the Easter Vigil album, you'll see me playing oboe in a few of the pics.

http://www.extendgallery.com/stthomasmore/gallery/triduum07

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