The body is the least of you. The body matters to you considerably, yet the body, this shell around you, is irrelevant. Yes, take care of it. Nourish it, and yet not be attached to it. Physical bodies on Earth have become all important. The material cries out to you: "Keep us! Keep us at all costs. Keep us as if nothing else matters." All the while, there are matters that matter far more than the body, what it looks like, how it feels, how long it lasts and so forth.
And so crimes are committed, and the body that committed the crime is regarded as the whole story, as if the body and its possessions were the whole story. No body is to be desecrated, nor is a body to be consecrated. The body, although a miracle, is nevertheless just a body. Respect it, and yet know it is the tail of the donkey and not the king of life.
I well understand that bodies are precious to you. Of course, they are meant to be precious, and yet they are not meant to be the most precious. Bodies are not the fairest of all.
Of course, you consider the body. I extol you to take care with all bodies and to hurt no body. It is for Me to say when the body is to release itself. It is not for you to say. It is not for you to consider. So I exhort you to love the body, regard it highly and yet put it in its place at the end of the line.
You adore babies, and you think it is the dear body you adore. The body is dear to you, and yet it is a preciousness that has been given to you far beyond the body. A star has been given to you. A star has been given to you for you to polish and shine, and the baby is a reward to you and the world. To you a night star has been born. It is not seen by day, and yet it is there. You see the star at night, and yet it is no less a star when it is not seen. You are no less a star even when you don't believe it.
Bodies carry great light. It is this light you will come to see, and this light is what life on Earth is about. The body holds the light. The body is the torch that holds the light. The light is eternal. The light can never be put out. Nothing, nothing can vanquish the light that shines in everyone and shines in you.
And so, adore the body you have been given, yet don't adore it too much. Your body is not your lifeline, beloveds. The body has its value, and yet it is not worth a king's ransom.
While your loved ones exist in their bodies, begin to recognize and adore the spirit within them because that really is all that there is. And this is a great deal.
No body is spiritless. No matter how squelched or hidden, the Human Being is a Being made of light.
Yes, you buy shoes for the body when there is nothing to buy for the spirit. What more can the bright light of love require than the bright light of love? What can be added to your spirit when your spirit is all? Yes, there is something to be added, and that is your recognition, beloveds. When you reveal yourself to yourself, then that is a great addition. Shine the light that you are onto all the light that shines, and you will see the world dance before your eyes.