Comments on: Imperfect Bodies, Holy Bodies http://www.sisterfriends-together.org/imperfect-bodies-holy-bodies/ An online community sharing our lives and faith within a place of grace Thu, 22 Dec 2011 05:29:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: TDK http://www.sisterfriends-together.org/imperfect-bodies-holy-bodies/comment-page-1/#comment-10295 TDK Sat, 15 Aug 2009 13:29:06 +0000 http://www.sisterfriends-together.org/?p=3853#comment-10295 "God loves you and that includes your body. Every flake of skin and curve of your silhouette is loved by God. God traces the lines of those scars you carry and looks at them in love. God sees you naked from top to bottom and delights in the vessel that He designed and if time and life have caused some wear and tear; God loves all that too because God was there when they happened. He knows the stories each rough edge and crack holds and His heart is moved with compassion and tenderness for it all. A holy God created your body and spirit and soul and all of it, without exception is holy and all is for God’s glory and all this body does is a song and dance of worship to its Creator." Thank you Anita. This is a statement that I have mulling over all week. God has done some amazing things since my realization that I was gay. I spent years hating my body, it was betraying me -- it responded to women and I believed that to be wrong. I used food to hide. But since the Lord has set me free to be who He created me to be, I have started to recognize my body. Started to tell myself that I was okay, accepted. But, I think I still had trouble believing it. Then He sent an amazing woman to help me on my journey, and she started saying the same things. But I am beginning to realize that while support and words of others are encouraging, truly only God within me can change my heart about my body. Oh Lord, may You change my heart, our hearts. I submit myself to even more changes. Hope your recovery continues to go well! “God loves you and that includes your body. Every flake of skin and curve of your silhouette is loved by God. God traces the lines of those scars you carry and looks at them in love. God sees you naked from top to bottom and delights in the vessel that He designed and if time and life have caused some wear and tear; God loves all that too because God was there when they happened. He knows the stories each rough edge and crack holds and His heart is moved with compassion and tenderness for it all. A holy God created your body and spirit and soul and all of it, without exception is holy and all is for God’s glory and all this body does is a song and dance of worship to its Creator.”

Thank you Anita. This is a statement that I have mulling over all week. God has done some amazing things since my realization that I was gay. I spent years hating my body, it was betraying me — it responded to women and I believed that to be wrong. I used food to hide. But since the Lord has set me free to be who He created me to be, I have started to recognize my body. Started to tell myself that I was okay, accepted. But, I think I still had trouble believing it. Then He sent an amazing woman to help me on my journey, and she started saying the same things. But I am beginning to realize that while support and words of others are encouraging, truly only God within me can change my heart about my body. Oh Lord, may You change my heart, our hearts. I submit myself to even more changes.

Hope your recovery continues to go well!

]]> By: Christy http://www.sisterfriends-together.org/imperfect-bodies-holy-bodies/comment-page-1/#comment-10157 Christy Fri, 07 Aug 2009 23:19:40 +0000 http://www.sisterfriends-together.org/?p=3853#comment-10157 Anita I have always been saddened at the intellectualization of faith in the church and its preoccupation with doctrine, religious obligation, guilt, and some of the other things mentioned in your post. There is a tragic lack of emphasis on our very real relationship with the person of Jesus. Too often he seems to be more of an idea or ideal, rather than a deity made flesh who walked among us and will again. Grace also seems to be more of a concept rather than an active part of our daily lives, which causes people to strive in vain to earn their salvation. If love and grace are embraced in our every moment, we will also enjoy the reality of our relationship with Jesus rather than waiting to get to heaven to do so. I hope your recovery is swift with minimal pain. God Bless! Anita I have always been saddened at the intellectualization of faith in the church and its preoccupation with doctrine, religious obligation, guilt, and some of the other things mentioned in your post. There is a tragic lack of emphasis on our very real relationship with the person of Jesus. Too often he seems to be more of an idea or ideal, rather than a deity made flesh who walked among us and will again. Grace also seems to be more of a concept rather than an active part of our daily lives, which causes people to strive in vain to earn their salvation. If love and grace are embraced in our every moment, we will also enjoy the reality of our relationship with Jesus rather than waiting to get to heaven to do so.
I hope your recovery is swift with minimal pain. God Bless!

]]> By: hisown_01 aka katie42 http://www.sisterfriends-together.org/imperfect-bodies-holy-bodies/comment-page-1/#comment-10155 hisown_01 aka katie42 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:26:23 +0000 http://www.sisterfriends-together.org/?p=3853#comment-10155 Anita: Praise God, it's wonderful news on FB that you came through the surgery well. I've put something in my blog I'd like to share with you when you're up to it. When I read this it made me think of you. Anita: Praise God, it’s wonderful news on FB that you came through the surgery well. I’ve put something in my blog I’d like to share with you when you’re up to it. When I read this it made me think of you.

]]> By: Donna http://www.sisterfriends-together.org/imperfect-bodies-holy-bodies/comment-page-1/#comment-10139 Donna Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:23:51 +0000 http://www.sisterfriends-together.org/?p=3853#comment-10139 You will be in my prayers tomorrow as today. God Bless you... You will be in my prayers tomorrow as today.
God Bless you…

]]> By: Bev http://www.sisterfriends-together.org/imperfect-bodies-holy-bodies/comment-page-1/#comment-10129 Bev Thu, 06 Aug 2009 02:22:44 +0000 http://www.sisterfriends-together.org/?p=3853#comment-10129 Anita, I will have you in prayer tomorrow as you go through your surgery. As you are undergoing your surgery tomorrow I will be at the hospital with my daughter and son-in-law as we await the birth of my newest granddaughter. She is actually due today and they will induce tomorrow 6 a.m. (Eastern). They don't want the baby to get much bigger. My daughter is already dilating and effacing so I just pray that her labor won't be really long and of course that this granddaughter be exactly the baby that God wants for us. So know you will be covered all during the day tomorrow as we await the birth. You are loved! Blessings and peace to you and Dana Bev (SC) Anita,
I will have you in prayer tomorrow as you go through your surgery. As you are undergoing your surgery tomorrow I will be at the hospital with my daughter and son-in-law as we await the birth of my newest granddaughter. She is actually due today and they will induce tomorrow 6 a.m. (Eastern). They don’t want the baby to get much bigger. My daughter is already dilating and effacing so I just pray that her labor won’t be really long and of course that this granddaughter be exactly the baby that God wants for us.
So know you will be covered all during the day tomorrow as we await the birth.
You are loved!
Blessings and peace to you and Dana
Bev (SC)

]]> By: anita http://www.sisterfriends-together.org/imperfect-bodies-holy-bodies/comment-page-1/#comment-10110 anita Wed, 05 Aug 2009 09:02:30 +0000 http://www.sisterfriends-together.org/?p=3853#comment-10110 Susan--> It's one of the best books I've read in about.....oh....forever! I'm savoring every word! Susan–> It’s one of the best books I’ve read in about…..oh….forever! I’m savoring every word!

]]> By: Susan http://www.sisterfriends-together.org/imperfect-bodies-holy-bodies/comment-page-1/#comment-10105 Susan Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:05:38 +0000 http://www.sisterfriends-together.org/?p=3853#comment-10105 Yay! Glad to see "Altar in the World" on your blog. And prayers for a successful surgery. Yay! Glad to see “Altar in the World” on your blog. And prayers for a successful surgery.

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