If this is so, it has some crucial implications for how we are to think about our body. Our first response to our body should be to give God thanks for it. I am conscious that the words I’m writing are very hard for some to read. They’re hard to write. As with so many, my body has been the cause of some very deep pain for me. I know people whose body has even made them think seriously about taking their own life. Our body can lead to horrific suffering—both physical and