Souls and Bodies: Strange and marvelous things

The human being is, indeed, a strange and marvelous thing.  The “strange” part has struck me again this past week, where the vertigo of my Meniére’s disease has picked up its pace for a time, and while I’m not walking into walls (well, at least not any more than normal,) I have been fatigued and foggy.  As I’ve told people who ask, it’s simply part of my journey; when I get too foggy, I quit and lie down for a time, then get back up and keep going.

The body is a strange and marvelous thing.  Its delicacy can be such that a simple thing like a screwed up inner ear can effect the functioning of the whole organism; its heartiness is such that we can survive great physical damage, heal to whatever extent that it can, and get back to living.

But even more important than the body is the soul for which the body is the dwelling place.  The soul, which I define as the spiritual person, is the combination of emotions, thoughts, and directions that are the person.

The soul, too, is a strange and marvelous thing.  We can be wounded by life, yet recover and carry on.  We can persevere during tough times, rejoice during good times, be creative and beautiful, or arrogant and ugly.  But what can guide the soul through the journey is the ideal of God’s love and the use of our creativity to, while engaging in earthly activities, build heavenly things.

May your souls (and bodies) work at creating heavenly things this week.

I’d like to see YOU on Sunday,

Bob