Making peace with our bodies
Luke 24: 36b-48 New Ark United Church of Christ, Newark, DE April 14, 2024 "Christ of the Wheelchair" by Derek Yoder An icon of a clean-shaven Christ with short brown wavy hair sits in a wheelchair wearing a blue and red top with red trim, with a bib and a lap blanket over their legs. Christ has a halo with the Greek letters omega, omicron, and nu in lowercase ("The Being One"). There are rocks and a tree by a waterfall in the background. Christ's left hand is extended outward, the right hand is in a gesture of blessing. On the right side of the icon are the letters IC above XC, an abbreviation for the Greek words for Jesus Christ. First, everything I say about living in a human body comes from my own limited experience. I have not made peace with my own body; it’s more like a daily temporary peace, a détente negotiated and renegotiated. I try to remind myself every day that I am only temporarily able-bodied. I also try to remember to be thankful that I
