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The Grace of Contrast

A recent reply I shared on an online forum:

Catholics are heavily immersed in ritual, so I think they “get” ritual more than most, or are at least more accustomed to it. Latter-day Saint Sabbath services and surroundings at church are nowhere near as elaborate as the richly meaningful proceedings conducted in ornate cathedrals.

Maybe we wish that church and the temple were equally as rich in symbolism and ritual, it’s a captivating thought, but I kind of like it the way it is.

If we were around the temple all the time, would we appreciate the contrast? How wonderful it is to go to the temple and experience stepping out of one world and into another (which is intentional).

Home after a long journey is never the same, but it hasn’t changed, you just see it with different eyes.

A temple is a model of the cosmos; the cosmos above which holds all of creation, and the cosmos below which is man.

That which is common is profane, but contrast parts light from darkness, revealing everything in between. Worlds without end for us to explore, and we think this only refers to orbiting planets. 

The endowed are veiled with a garment, a reminder of where the true temple is.

How many dwell perpetually in the outer courtyards of consciousness, never setting foot inside the Holy of Holies within.

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