A sacrament is an outward sign of an inward happening. Paul writes to the Corinthians, reminding them that they are God’s holy people, saved by grace, called to live in the spirit. That inward happening is to be reflected in our physical body. I think that’s quite a challenge as we look at our physical and mental health? Even if you are the fittest and most attractive person in the world, is that because of inward spiritual happening? And it’s a challenge isn’t it, particularly for me, as I go for my first pint in a pub since lock down, because if Christ is at work in me, and if Christ is at work in you, then our physical bodies are a sign of that work of grace in our lives.
