Interesting reminder . . .

I always breathe a small sigh of relief when the celebrant of the Sunday Mass is our pastor. He is conservative in his views and devout in his Faith. He has studied his religion well and if you question him on any doctrine, he can either answer you fully or direct you to more reading on the subject to prove his point and resolve your question.

Today, Father reminded us, as did the Scripture readings, that our mortal bodies were not created for evil and sin. He said that we will always see the world from the our mortal habitat, our bodies. Our senses bring in the world to us but when all is said and done, we cannot leave the confines of our body as long as we dwell on earth. In fact, on the Final Judgement Day, we will be rejoined to our earthy habitat - for better or worse and we should pray that it will be for the better because that will be our last chance.

He further pointed out that we are created in God's Likeness and God thought His creations good enough to breath His life into us. We often forget that besides being the habitant of our bodies, we also share it with God's breath of life in our souls.

It makes one stop to think more seriously about how we present our 'homes' to other people. We need to be aware of how our outer presentation speaks volumes of what goes on inside our souls. Not only do we need to respect this gift from God, we have to teach our children the same respect in how they live within the earthly home God has given us to protect our hearts, souls, and spirituality.

It is also, in a way, a burden when you walk around a mall or store and see how sexuality is the major presentation for many people's bodies. Yesterday, a mother had four, young girls with her. Three were wearing shorts that just about ended at their hips. The other one wore a tight, knit dress that clearly revealed that there was no underwear in danger of being seen - she wasn't wearing any! The age of these 'young ladies'? I'd guess about 10 or 12 years old.

It is sad when the sins of the world are turned into the popular recreation of the world. Mortality is not acknowledged. Grace and dignity of body and soul is trampled under the foot of exalted sins. Yet, people still wonder why the world is going downhill so quickly.