We Take Our Cell With Us
"Wherever we are or wherever we are going, we have our cell with us. For Brother Body is the cell, and the soul is the hermit who dwells in it, meditating there and praying to God. Therefore, if the soul does not preserve quiet and solitude in its own cell, of what profit is a cell made by hands?" --Legend of Perugia (1246-1247), 80
I had to chuckle when I read today's title....if the author only knew.....But I like the analogy of our bodies as the "cell" and our souls as the "hermit" that lives inside. We have merely borrowed the "cell" while here on earth. If we would realize that Who we are is Soul and our bodies are temporary we'd get our priorities straight.
"Wherever we are or wherever we are going, we have our cell with us. For Brother Body is the cell, and the soul is the hermit who dwells in it, meditating there and praying to God. Therefore, if the soul does not preserve quiet and solitude in its own cell, of what profit is a cell made by hands?" --Legend of Perugia (1246-1247), 80
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