Be a Window

Have you ever met someone who just seems to radiate Christ with every fiber of his or her being; where you can just see their love for God reflecting from their bodies? It’s a sort of aura, a glow, that just emanates out and has the profound power to draw people in. It’s a joy that is shown in a wide smile, loud laughter, a twinkle in the eye, a warm hug, finding happiness on even the darkest of days.

This kind of love is so much more than glorifying God with your body. As St. Paul writes, this kind of love is glorifying God in your body (1 Cor 6:20).  The choice of language here – to use the word “in” instead of “with” – carries so much meaning. The joy that radiates from love of God doesn’t just come from walking along with God, but it comes from carrying God deep within.

When St. Paul is calling each of us, as Christians, to glorify God in our bodies, he also asks, “Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you?” (1 Cor 6:19). As baptized Christians, our bodies carry the Holy Spirit to the world. As Catholics, our bodies receive the Eucharist and physically take Jesus out into the world. This is not something to take lightly! If we are truly carrying Him in our bodies, should we not always be radiating His joy, grace, and love to others? By glorifying God in our bodies, we should be blinding others by reflecting His light from within us.

We are called to be a window, and not a door. To glorify God in your body means to allow Him to shine through.