Through a Monk's Eyes

This battle is now way above our heads. We need to humbly wait in the loving palm of Christ.[http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/ThroughAMonksEyes?d=yIl2AUoC8zA] [http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/ThroughAMonksEyes?a=qkOGXcahlhM:4EvCVfpdDyA:yIl2AUoC8zA] [http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/ThroughAMonksEyes?d=qj6IDK7rITs] [http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/ThroughAMonksEyes?a=qkOGXcahlhM:4EvCVfpdDyA:qj6IDK7rITs] [http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/ThroughAMonksEyes?d=YFYxDzgLW3Y] [http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/ThroughAMonksEyes?a=qkOGXcahlhM:4EvCVfpdDyA:YFYxDzgLW3Y]

Why can't we just focus on the spiritual side of life and live as spiritual beings? Why is the Church so keen that we should learn to control our bodies and their passions? Does God even care what we do with our bodies?[http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/ThroughAMonksEyes?d=yIl2AUoC8zA] [http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/ThroughAMonksEyes?a=anecsZ0Hu68:R4ai1DzwicU:yIl2AUoC8zA] [http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/ThroughAMonksEyes?d=qj6IDK7rITs] [http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/ThroughAMonksEyes?a=anecsZ0Hu68:R4ai1DzwicU:qj6IDK7rITs] [http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/ThroughAMonksEyes?d=YFYxDzgLW3Y] [http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/ThroughAMonksEyes?a=anecsZ0Hu68:R4ai1DzwicU:YFYxDzgLW3Y]

We often gather our forces to fight our spiritual enemies at the wrong 'gate' of our being. Most frequently, evil enters our life through the gates of our mind and heart, not that of the body. We need to pay attention and learn the behaviour of the evil one, so we may guard well the fortress of our being. Once we learn to decode his behaviour, we can finally begin to plan a strategy to fight back.[http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/ThroughAMonksEyes?d=yIl2AUoC8zA] [http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/ThroughAMonksEyes?a=2svIC5buUik:IJPpH9eidlQ:yIl2AUoC8zA] [http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/ThroughAMonksEyes?d=qj6IDK7rITs] [http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/ThroughAMonksEyes?a=2svIC5buUik:IJPpH9eidlQ:qj6IDK7rITs] [http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/ThroughAMonksEyes?d=YFYxDzgLW3Y] [http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/ThroughAMonksEyes?a=2svIC5buUik:IJPpH9eidlQ:YFYxDzgLW3Y]

The world attaches no value to our bodies and it often feels as if the Church shares the same vision: the body is evil, worthless, a sort of dark gate through which demons, passions and sins enter our being. But is this the revealed truth and is this really what the Church confesses? We need to escape this confusion, we need to rediscover the worth of our bodies before we start preparing our fight against the passions which control them. If we do not know the value of our bodies, how are we expected to fight for them?[http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/ThroughAMonksEyes?d=yIl2AUoC8zA] [http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/ThroughAMonksEyes?a=OCVysucomRM:jhOAbtLmpXQ:yIl2AUoC8zA] [http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/ThroughAMonksEyes?d=qj6IDK7rITs] [http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/ThroughAMonksEyes?a=OCVysucomRM:jhOAbtLmpXQ:qj6IDK7rITs] [http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/ThroughAMonksEyes?d=YFYxDzgLW3Y] [http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/ThroughAMonksEyes?a=OCVysucomRM:jhOAbtLmpXQ:YFYxDzgLW3Y]

Why is God so interested in what we do in the bedroom? Why is the Church so keen that we should learn to control our bodies and their passions? Why can't we just focus on the spiritual side of life and live as spiritual beings?[http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/ThroughAMonksEyes?d=yIl2AUoC8zA] [http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/ThroughAMonksEyes?a=4kDQrcFBNcA:bH79LIlh60E:yIl2AUoC8zA] [http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/ThroughAMonksEyes?d=qj6IDK7rITs] [http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/ThroughAMonksEyes?a=4kDQrcFBNcA:bH79LIlh60E:qj6IDK7rITs] [http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/ThroughAMonksEyes?d=YFYxDzgLW3Y] [http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/ThroughAMonksEyes?a=4kDQrcFBNcA:bH79LIlh60E:YFYxDzgLW3Y]