These Bodies

Behind THE SONG Over the winter of 2018, we began talking about how we are "fearfully and wonderfully made" but how often we walk around trying to shrink or hide. And about messages in our culture that tell us we are too dark, too queer, too different. How our society profits from our self-doubt and how truly loving our bodies is an act of resistance. And we talked about that time when Jesus said, "This is my body..." without shame, without apology. This song grew out of those conversations - and a full liturgy soon followed – all with the hope that this might help us live into the truth that we are God’s beloved creation, our bodies are good and holy and loved “…inside outside, through and through.” The Lyrics ChorusYou gave us these bodies, and you called them goodYou gave us these bodies, and you called them good VerseWe are easily damaged, have you seen the scarsThat’s just scratching the surface, more beneath where those are ChorusYou gave us these bodies, and you called the