9/14/08

An Ode To The Body

Oh body, I know I take you for granted
I complain about you incessantly and
I grow weary of your weariness
I don't take care of you
But I still expect so much from you
I loathe your pains and
I seek your pleasures
I search for your comforts but
I get tired of your problems
When you ache I sleep
When you suffer I whine
When you need more of me
I give up on you
Oh body
My hands
My feet
My mind
When will I ever realize
That you've not yet given up on me and
When will I ever realize
That I should not give up on you
When will I realize
That to ignore your cries is to ignore the cries of others
When will I realize
That to be part of the Body
The Body of Christ
Means to love you more than I love myself
And means
To build you up instead of beating you down
When will I realize
That baptism cancels out narcissism
And that the many parts
Make up this one beautiful body


-TMWH (2008)

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