{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Why Bodies Matter","title":"What’s the Point of Having a Body?","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/79bcb910\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1541,"description":"Why do we have bodies and what are they for? 🤔\n\nOur bodies are for our neighbors. 💝\n\nWhen we think about loving our neighbors, it's easy to want to dodge the hard parts. 🏃‍♂️\n\nWe might prefer to care about issues happening far away rather than dealing with the messy relationships right in front of us (because it doesn’t take as much work). 🌍\n\nBut love has a specific shape – it looks like sacrifice, like Jesus on the cross. ✝️\n\nOur first neighbors are the people God has specifically placed in our lives through vocations: our family, our classmates  🏫, the people you interact with daily.\n\nThese are often the most challenging relationships because we see their sins up close (and they see ours 🫣).\n\nIt's much easier to love people from a distance or through social media, where there's no real sacrifice required. 📱\n\nBut here's the thing: when we spend all our energy on distant causes while neglecting those close relationships, the people who should be receiving our time and attention end up paying the price. ⚖️\n\nOur families miss out when we're busy being angry on the internet. 😠\n\nThe good news is that Jesus shows us what real love looks like. ❤️\n\nHe had compassion on everyone — both Jews and Gentiles — and backed it up with action. 🤝\n\nEvery miracle He performed was a down payment on undoing sin, pointing toward His ultimate sacrifice on the cross. 🙏\n\nWhen we're wondering who our neighbor is, ask: \"Is this someone for whom Christ died?\" (Hint: The answer is always yes.) ✨\n\nThis means loving people who are different from us, and sometimes even harder, loving people who are just like us. 🌈\n\nYour role isn't to pay the price for their forgiveness — Jesus already did that. 💫\n\nInstead, you get to point them to hope and forgiveness, over and over again, because love isn't a one-time transaction. It's a gift. 🎁\n\nContributor Deaconess Emma Heinz serves as the Registrar of Higher Things.\n\nContributor Rev. Harrison Goodman is the Higher Things Content Executive.\n\n#higherthings...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/-EmP0gerbl_3lC0YTTdiDraXIBJ3A7iF-x-Gj3OFm2Q/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQ5NzEyLzE3MDc4/NDQwMTktYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}