Every week on Sunday we will be posting a new set of reflection questions based on themes and areas of our lives that are important to look at on a deeper level. We hope this is a chance to take some time to look inward, to process, to ask intentional questions about your life and bring those reflections to God, asking him to show us what is going well and what might need to change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The third area of life we are going to reflect on is\u00a0our physical bodies<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Why Physical Bodies: <\/strong>Our bodies were formed by God, intentionally and with care.\u00a0 We were created as physical beings that need food, rest, and exercise.\u00a0 How we pay attention to our bodies (or not) greatly affects our life here on earth.\u00a0 Therefore it is important to reflect on how we are caring for our bodies, how we are giving it what it needs and keeping it from what harms it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Reflection: <\/strong>Here are some reflection questions to help you work through this topic.\u00a0 Feel free to answer all of them or just some, and if you\u2019re not sure of the answer, try journaling about why you\u2019re not sure of it\u2026it may just help you figure it out!\u00a0 If you\u2019re an extrovert or a verbal processor, try going through these questions with a friend!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pray with me: <\/strong>Lord, help me see my body as a gift from you that needs tender loving care and sometimes tough love as well.\u00a0 Help me think of my physical self as just important as my spiritual and mental self.\u00a0 Help me be intentional with what I do with my body and keep me from temptation and harmful things that keep me from the good life you want for me.\u00a0 Amen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bonus:<\/strong> If you make it through the thematic list of journaling prompts this week and would like some more general ones to guide you, try some of these:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Every week on Sunday we will be posting a new set of reflection questions based on themes and areas of our lives that are important to look at on a deeper level. We hope this is a chance to take some time to look inward, to process, to ask intentional questions about your life and … Continue reading Lent 2024 | Week 3: PHYSICAL BODY<\/span> \n
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