God's Temple

We the Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica, AKA St. John Lateran, we honor the Mother Church of the Roman Catholic Faith, a large and beautiful basilica dating back to the time of Emperor Constantine, the first emperor to grant freedom of worship to Christians.  The building came to him as part of his wife's dowry and sections of it include the original building. It was used by the Pope as his seat. Additions over the centuries have enhanced it, making it a showpiece of art as well as a place of worship. It is still today the Pope's official church as Bishop of Rome.
One might look on it as a sign of the temple of the Holy Spirit, our bodies...made of many parts, enhanced over the years,subject of attacks and pillaging, and always in process of rebuilding. Both buildings and bodies need attention, care, renovation and renewal, if they are to preserve their beauty and endure the ravages of time.  Our Annual Feast reminds us of this beautiful temple as well as that even more beautiful temple, our body, in which dwells the Spirit of God. Because of this, may we treat it with utmost care.
Bro Rene