Opening the doors of Hagia Sophia, the emperor Justinian is said to have cried out that he had outdone Solomon himself, and twenty-one years later an earthquake brought his dome down. That story opens a reflection on a question that only sounds naive: where does God actually live? The sermon looks for the answer in Paul’s prayer from the Letter to the Ephesians (Ephesians 3), a prayer written from prison to a community divided by walls of background and prejudice. Listen if you want to see why every temple built by human hands sooner or later comes to an end.
The House of God
What Does Spiritual Mean?
What do we mean when we say that something is “spiritual” or not? In today’s world, this word has taken on a multitude of meanings and associations. Meanwhile, Scripture shows us that everything we do with our lives is spiritual in nature, “whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God” (1 Cor. 10:31) and should reflect His nature. How, then, can what we do reflect the Trinitarian nature of God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit?
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