The Body of Christ - Jill Carattini

Take ~5 minutes to read this 'COUGARS Daily' which contains snippets from A Slice of Infinity. Invite your family and friends to participate in reading with you daily. Then, consider sharing your comments or faith questions at CougarsDaily.blogspot.com

- For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. (1 Corinthians 15:21-22)

- He presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God. And while staying with them he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, "you heard from me; (Acts 1:3-4)

- and said,^(A) "Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven,^(B) will^(C) come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven." (Acts 1:11)

A Slice of Infinity snippets: “It is no small promise that Christ came as a body, was wounded as a body, and now sits as a real and living body in heaven, until the day he will return and wipe every tear from our eyes. The ascended body of Christ represents something more fully human, more real than ourselves, and it is this reality he lifts us toward, transforms us into, and advocates on our behalf. Our union with Christ and communion with the Trinity add a certain and heavenly dimension to our lives; and it is indeed one that correctly and profoundly orients us here and now, in real bodies, to the world around us."

Chad's comments: The 'Theology of the Body' is a term that Pope John Paul II used in a description of one of his defining works. I attended a 'Theology of the Body' talk by Christopher West at a local Catholic church via invite from my brother in Christ, Pat. There were many Protestants in the audience and the talk was extremely interesting as Christopher examined what a 'Theology of the Body' looks like. What I remember in brief was this - A beautiful picture of two naked people in the garden of eden, unashamed and 'good' in every sense. The picture was then crumpled up in a ball and thrown in the trash as something we should not look at. Next, some brave person, namely Hue Heffner, took the crumpled paper, unfolded it and forced the dirty, crumpled paper in our faces. ( - Perhaps Dr. Castle can expound on this for us as I'm sure I'm missing many great points. ) As we search to answer the question of what REAL relationship with the God who made us looks like, let us realize that our culture attempts to define us in many facets. But, our True identity comes from our Holy Father. Live in the identity that God gives you and those around you will see and know that He is Lord!

* Post your stories of God's intervention on the blog.
* Look for ways to share Awe and Wonder with children - leave suggestions at CougarsDaily.blogspot.com

* Make Space for unbelievers in your life.
* Consider joining Life-Devotions (a group of about 100 catholics and protestants sharing their faith through daily devotions and discussion - strong pro Life content)
* Voice of the Martyrs