One of the greatest metaphors in all of Christendom is the “body.” We talk about it at communion. Jesus breaks bread and tells us it is his body. The church is known as the “body of Christ.” Our physical bodies are made in the image of the invisible God giving us the notion that we look like God. We’re told our bodies are temples. Jesus’ body is what he sacrifices for our earthly bodies. Paul tells us we’ll have a heavenly body. The concept of Body goes deep in scripture, and we’ll tease out how that is still meaningful for us today.

-Rev. Barrett Owen