Category: The body

Glorify God in your body – (1 Co 6, 20) – 4

We are made for beauty and glory ! One day, our whole body will radiate God’s life ! « I believe in the resurrection of the flesh » : it might sound amazing, but this is what we believe in !

Glorify God in your body – (1 Co 6, 20) – 3

It is not always possible to smile and sometimes our eyes are full of tears. Suffering is never acceptable as such : « We aspire to happiness, we are made for it » (Fr. Marie-Eugène, lecture, 19 July 1932, GG p. 295) How can we live the trial that bruises us ? To look at Jesus on the cross and let him look at us offers a path… :

Glorify God in your body – (1 Co 6, 20) – 2

A conviction inspired Fr. Marie-Eugene : God dwells in us ! Following saint Teresa of Avila, he lived from this truth : the Lord dwells in our hearts, his « Paradise ». Not only in our heart or in our soul does God dwell but in our whole body, in our muscles and in our cells :

Glorify God in your body – (1 Co 6, 20) – 1

Fr. Marie-Eugène (Henri Grialou) grew up with his feet on the ground ! The family relationships are full of love and this had a profound effect on the young Henri, who said much later that he had been « shaped by love from an early age ». He recalled :