I think our insecurity about our bodies shows…so much at times.
Sometimes more than others…
In fact, I do get to wondering if it is because of our very spiritual nature that at times we feel so uncomfortable in our own bodies……like an ill fitting or too heavy pair of shoes…
Your body, my body, these are simply the vehicles that allows us to walk this earthly plain, and to take this physical journey. Without them, we would only ever be able to communicate in spirit, and never experience all the facets of being human.
I was out walking with the Earth Mother this morning, the sun was rising into the eastern sky, the birds were busy, and singing and flying along beside me (not sure whether to keep me company or ward me away from their nests!!) and the air was crisp and damp and fresh with promise…….and I was pondering these thoughts….when a gentle voice spoke within me…
"It is human nature to build our temples and churches big and beautiful…. Sometimes we focus way too much on the exterior trappings…. and the outward image portrayed….
But for those who really are seeking, the exterior of a church is not what we go there for….it is the interior that calls us, and whose beauty we choose to sit within. Those who are truly aware, who know where they are going and what they are looking for, will walk right past the bold external face and be drawn to what lies within. There in that sacred space, is the true heart of a temple or church, the source of our divine pulse, and it is the energy that flows freely within that touches us with the real meaning of beauty. This is the place that makes us gasp, that takes our breath away, that causes tears to overflow from an inner ocean, that quickens the beat of our own individual drum…..This is what we seek, not the superficial message painted on the outside.
In fact, the real spiritual communion only ever happens within….. and that is where we must seek the true meaning of the divine.
So, you and I both know, we can build our temples however we choose, but it is how we decorate and fill them that truly matters. Honour the place of worship and maintain and care for it, because it serves our higher purpose. But always remember….what lies within is the sacred space where we connect with our source and where the true beauty can be found."
I am thankful that now I can look beyond the paintwork and form, that I can walk through walls, that from whatever distance, I can touch and see the glorious inner sanctum where the soul dances in all its true beautiful colours…..and calls for mine to join in…..
