The Temple within

The Feast of the DEDICATION OF ST.JOHN LATERAN is today. In the Roman Catholic Lectionary, John tells the story of the cleansing of the Temple by Jesus. Jesus answered them, ‘Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.’ John explains that Jesus is referring to the Temple that is His body. The indwelling of Jesus through the Holy Spirit is the relationship at the core of Christianity. All humans are invited to this relationship. It cannot be destroyed. Jesus exhorts us to clean out the obstacles to development of this intimacy with the Divine.