This is the first in a series of blogs that will center around
Reverence is the first core value of The Franciscan Center and is the foundation for our other values that we will be discussing in future blogs. Reverence is a heavy and heady concept most often associated with our reverence for God as it should be. We revere God for many reasons, because his nature is good, because of his saving grace, or because of the beauty of his creation.
What is less thought of and even less applied is the reverence due to a specific aspect of that creation; the human body because each one of us is created in the image and likeness of God. We take for granted the thousands of physiological processes within our bodies, moment to moment, day to day and year to year. There is a wisdom placed within our bodies that can turn peanut butter and jelly into new heart tissue, without us having to even give it a thought. This same wisdom silently runs the new born child’s physiology as adeptly as the Dr. of Anatomy and Physiology.
When I think of all the miraculous physical processes within us, not to mention in the larger creation around us, I am filled with awe and reverence for God’s wisdom. May we learn to cultivate a better awareness of our bodies so that we may serve as better stewards of his creation.
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