Brothers and sisters: Do you not know that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? (1 Corinthians 3:16)

Despite what you may see when you look in the mirror, despite what the current standards for beauty are, despite the pressures that exist to weigh a certain amount or look a certain way, you need to know that God loves you and your body as is!  Don’t belittle your temple by criticizing yourself!  Don’t belittle God’s creation by mocking the appearance of someone else!  When we put ourselves down, when we choose to be hard on ourselves, when we decide to punish ourselves unfairly with harsh diets, we’re putting down God and his creation!  And it goes the same way when we overindulge, when we poison ourselves with drugs or alcohol, when we fail to be healthy, we are desecrating a creation of the LORD!  Love the creation of God in all its forms and love your neighbor and yourself because God has made us all!  Amen!