Barbara Brown Taylor is a fabulous speaker and has a very interesting perspective on the miracle of life and how it feeds our soul.

Her latest book is called An Alter in the World: A Geography of Faith. Before you tune out, hear me out. This is not a self-righteous religious book, it’s a book about life, grounded in observation of her awareness as she moves through her daily life.

The subject that caught my attention was when she spoke about how important our bodies are in shaping our souls. She talked of praying naked in front of a mirror.

Imagine you are on your knees, naked, staring at yourself. First thought is probably shame, maybe some disgust because, now it’s right in front of you staring you in the face, your imperfect naked body.

But if you remain in this position after the initial shock, don’t you start to see and feel how wonderful and amazing your body is? How it’s carried you through this life and how it’s not the same body you had when you were a child? But it’s still you. It is a representation of everything in your life, your soul. Your body is the miracle of life, your spiritual receptor.

It will change your life if you set aside 30 minutes right now to listen to this interview and then take another 10 minutes to share your thoughts here in the comments below.

Barbara Brown Taylor is an amazing person living her bliss, even if she is an ordained Episcopalian priest, I’m not going to hold that against her.