Rhythms of Renewal by Rebekah Lyons
Week 5: Part Two — Restore: Physical Health
Read the Restore section, Chapter on Physical Health, in Rhythms of Renewal. Key Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:19–20; 3 John 2.
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Rebekah takes the body seriously as a gift from God — and argues that caring for it through movement, nutrition, and breath is not vanity but an act of worship.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Rebekah draws a clear link between physical habits — particularly exercise — and the reduction of anxiety symptoms. Were you aware of the science behind this connection before reading this chapter? How does knowing that movement is literally medicine change how you think about physical activity?
2.She is candid about her own resistance to and eventual embrace of exercise as part of her restoration journey. What has your relationship with physical activity looked like? What has made it hard to sustain?
3.1 Corinthians 6:19–20 tells us our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, bought at a price. Does that truth feel motivating or burdensome to you? What would it look like to care for your body out of gratitude rather than guilt or appearance?