Your temple

When Jesus said, “this temple,” he meant his own body
(John 2:21; NLT).

We are the temple of the living God
(2 Corinthians 6:16; NLT).

Lord,
You seem a long way off,
But you’re not far at all,
For our bodies are your courtyard,
So you hear us when we call.

Lord,
You seem reserved, remote,
But you’re not far away,
For our minds are your house of prayer,
Where we can talk each day.

Lord,
You seem withdrawn, removed,
But you’re not very far,
For our hearts are your temple,
And the door remains ajar.

Lord,
You seem concealed, cut off,
But we are not alone,
For our souls are your sanctuary,
And you, the cornerstone.

References

O Lord, why do you stand so far away? (Psalm 10:1; NLT).

He is not far from any one of us (Acts 17:27; NLT).

Don’t you realise that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you? (1 Corinthians 3:19; NLT). 

Praise him, you who serve the Lord, you who serve in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God (Psalm 135:1; NLT).

He heard me from his sanctuary; my cry to him reached his ears (Psalm 18:6; NLT).

My Temple will be called a house of prayer for all nations (Isaiah 56:7; NLT).

God talks with man (Deuteronomy 5:24; DBY).

You are the temple of the living God (Luke 17:21; NKJV).

I saw a door standing open in heaven (Revelation 4:1; NLT).

Take this seriously. The Lord has chosen you to build a Temple as his sanctuary (1 Chronicles 28:10; NLT).

You are coming to Christ, who is the living cornerstone of God’s temple (1 Peter 2:4; NLT).