That's the crazy thing about Christianityâ€â€°–â€â€°the idea that the finite can contain the infinite. After all, what is the incarnation if not that? So there's an incredible physicality to the spiritual within the Christian story. There's not this weird sort of â€â€°Greek separation, where there's a higher spiritual world and a corrupted, bad world of â€â€°flesh. It's all one. Because if God chose to have a body, there's a way in which spiritual things are revealed in the physical things that are all around usâ€â€°–â€â€°bread, wine, people, tears, laughter. Nadia BolzWeber
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In Christianity, there is no such thing as a separation of heaven and earth. God is present in everything, even the world we live in. We can see this truth in the life of Jesus Christ. For example, we can see this truth when we see his miracles, such as turning water into wine and curing the sick and blind. As Christians we believe that what happened to Jesus is a real and present reality: God became one of us and was willing to endure all of the trials and suffering we experience on Earth.

Source: Accidental Saints: Finding God In All The Wrong People

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