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Jesus and training

It means making physical effort an act of love for God, a way to purify the mind, master the body, and strengthen the will — just as the Templars did and Saint Augustine taught.

💭 The Templars saw training and battle as part of their sacred mission. The body was an instrument in the service of faith:

> “They do not fear death, for they live as if every battle were their last prayer.”

For them, physical strength was inseparable from spiritual strength. Every exercise, every fight, was an act of faith, courage, and inner purity.

📜 Saint Augustine said:

> “Take care of your body as if it were your servant, and of your soul as if it were your queen.”

And also:

“Discipline is the bridge between desire and accomplishment.”

For him, self-control and mastery over passions were paths to God — and physical training, when done with spiritual intention, educates the soul through the discipline of the body.

🔥 So, to unite Jesus and physical exercise is to live as a spiritual warrior:

– Train the body with humility and purpose;

– Offer every effort to Christ as a sacrifice;

– Become strong not only in muscle, but in spirit.

👉 In short:

> “The Templars trained their bodies to defend the Faith.

Saint Augustine trained his soul to love the Truth.

To unite Jesus and physical exercise is to train both — body and soul — to serve God.”

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