Although I recommend reading all the entries in the Perfectly Human series, and it was nearly impossible to choose a “favorite” from among them, Melissa Florer-Bixler’s “Broken Bodies, Blessed Bodies” provides one beautiful reflection upon why bodies matter, and how we can come to understand the brokenness and blessedness of our bodies. 

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